The Ultimate Back-to-School Teacher Showdown: Round Three

We are officially a couple of months into the 2020–2021 school year now. As teachers are doubling down in a time when the format of teaching has potentially been forever altered in the face of COVID-19, we've expanded our celebration and support to their fictional counterparts.

What started as 22 competitors in round one of our Back-to-School Showdown has been whittled down to six cutthroat challenges, all vying for the title of the most iconic pop-culture prof.

Will Mr. Keating seize the day, or will Dewey Finn stick it to the Man? Or maybe Deloris Van Cartier will come out on a high note. Vote below to pick the three greats who will move onto the finals in Round 4 — and may the best pedagogue win.