I don't think Kakashi was anywhere near as bad as a lot of people (Sasuke-bashers, mostly, from what I can tell) like to make out... but he wasn't a good teacher either.
I think jounin-sensei are supposed to do three things:
1) show genin, by example, how to act as a ninja 2) teach genin how to work in teams 3) teach advanced skills that aren't learned in the academy
Kakashi is a bad example of how to act as a responsible adult. He does attempt to teach teamwork... but arguably, Team 7 learns that despite him -- they take the bell test to heart and ignore his later neglect and favoritism (or seeming favoritism; you can argue that issue, too).
As for teaching other skills... he shows them tree-climbing, which is very useful. He does attempt to find Naruto a tutor for the third test of the chuunin exam, and he does give Sasuke some one-on-one instruction, but other than that, he doesn't really teach much of anything! He especially doesn't teach anything to Sakura.
I also think he's a questionable teacher because he's too caught up with his own issues to really recognize what's happening under his nose in terms of team dynamics, until the Naruto-Sasuke mess practically explodes in his face.
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Date: 2008-01-19 03:21 pm (UTC)I think jounin-sensei are supposed to do three things:
1) show genin, by example, how to act as a ninja
2) teach genin how to work in teams
3) teach advanced skills that aren't learned in the academy
Kakashi is a bad example of how to act as a responsible adult. He does attempt to teach teamwork... but arguably, Team 7 learns that despite him -- they take the bell test to heart and ignore his later neglect and favoritism (or seeming favoritism; you can argue that issue, too).
As for teaching other skills... he shows them tree-climbing, which is very useful. He does attempt to find Naruto a tutor for the third test of the chuunin exam, and he does give Sasuke some one-on-one instruction, but other than that, he doesn't really teach much of anything! He especially doesn't teach anything to Sakura.
I also think he's a questionable teacher because he's too caught up with his own issues to really recognize what's happening under his nose in terms of team dynamics, until the Naruto-Sasuke mess practically explodes in his face.