In a Worf-centric episode, three other characters demonstrate how to listen with compassion when someone's perspective differs from our own.

A trusting commander and a garrulous tailor remind us to let students learn for themselves through experience, rather than lecture.

In a truly awful (yet, oddly, award-winning) episode, Kirk models the benefits of learning from students while they develop independence.

The way one character teaches another to pass an exam provides a useful model for helping students develop independence: Restraint.

Re-watching “Once More Unto the Breach” from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine brings to mind good teaching practices, leading to classroom balance.