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May or may not be a good teacher, but ''never'' a good disciplinarian. Often let students [[First-Name Basis|call them by their first name]] ("''Mr.'' Hippie Teacher is my father; you can call me Rod"). Definitely [[Truth in Television]]; many people had art teachers like this. While in fiction they can teach any subject, art teachers, guidance counselors and other teachers of "soft" or "creative" subjects tend to predominate with hard sciences being less common unless crossed with [[Absent-Minded Professor]].
Contrast with the [[Sadist Teacher]]. Compare [[Misplaced Kindergarten Teacher]] and [[Psychologist Teacher]], and [[Hippie Parents]] for the parent variant.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Although he is too young to be a real hippie, Watanabe Osamu of ''[[The Prince of Tennis]]'' fits the mold.
* Souma from ''[[Sora no Manimani]]''. He spent most of his twenties travelling all around the world and working for N.G.Os.
== [[Film]] ==
* Ms. Tebbit, the drama teacher in ''[[Were the World Mine]]''. Although it's implied that she may actually be a fairy in disguise.
* Although not exactly a hippie (he's a rock musician), Jack Black's character from ''[[School of Rock]]'' fits the bill, especially his " stick it to the Man" diatribes and very liberal views on discipline.
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* The music teacher in ''[[Bridge to Terabithia]]'' is an older example of this.
* Ms Partridge, Bigmac's social worker in the ''[[Johnny Maxwell Trilogy]]'' used to be like this, before dealing with Bigmac wore her down:
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'''Mr. Henning''': Spencer? That's me.
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** Henning seems to use the root and berry retreat as a form of [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]] on his students. While he himself enjoys it, he knows his students don't and uses it as a threat to make them try their best on their projects (failing grades can only be made up by going on the trip with him).
* Another one of Schneider's shows, ''[[Victorious]]'', has Mr. Sikowitz. He's a [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|very good]], but very laid-back teacher who [[Does Not Like Shoes]].
* Mr. Rosso on ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]'' is a Hippie Guidance Counselor.
** Interestingly enough, while he still fits the classic trope, he's also a well-rounded enough character to be legitimately helpful at times and be thoroughly capable of discipline.
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* Art Cooney on ''[[The Wedge]]''.
* Mr. Jellineck from ''[[Strangers
** [[Word of God|According to Paul Dinello]], Jellineck (a totally insecure loser) was based on Hippie Teachers who in real life are often considered kind of creepy by their students, who don't really ''want'' a forty-year-old man giving them advice on problems he shouldn't even know about and insisting that he "gets" them all the time.
* Ms. Dawes of ''[[Degrassi]]'' is this, she is the art teacher. She also happens to [[Live Action Role Play|LARP]] in her spare time.
* Mr. Donovan of ''[[Square Pegs]]'', who dressed conservatively but would hark back to his nostalgic days of sit-ins and experimental theater.
* J.D. becomes a bit like this in ''[[Scrubs]]: Med School''. "Let's gather round the Teaching Tree!"
* Valerie on ''[[Awkward (TV series)|Awkward]]'', who is more of a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] than a hippie, but fits the mold by being a horrible disciplinarian and treating the kids (especially Jenna, her favorite) like they're her friends.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Professor Potsdam in ''[[Magical Diary: Horse Hall]]'', although she can be [[Badass Teacher|terrifyingly competent]] when the need calls for it. All while calling you and the other students such things as "starshines" and various diminuitives for plant and animal offsprings.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Merlin Ambrosius, in his role as Arthur's art teacher in ''[[Arthur, King of Time and Space]]'' ... maybe. He's definitely a [http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/0114.htm hippy] and a teacher, but we don't really see him teach to judge if he actually fits the trope.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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** Mr. Mackey, the school counselor on ''[[South Park]]'', is almost a [[Captain Ersatz]] for Mr. Van Driesen, since he is constantly using the catchphrase "Mmmkay?" He doesn't quite fit the profile visually with his suit and tie and short haircut, but he is a lot more "empathetic" toward the children than teacher Mr. Garrison (who often loses his temper when the students get unruly).
* Mr. O' Neill on ''[[Daria]]'', who is [[Expy|scarily similar]] to Mr. Van Driessen save for the fact that he's not overtly a hippie. When Daria and Jane come to visit his apartment in one episode, it's filled with new age-y paraphernalia, and he offers them tea with a gem tincture.
* Mr. Simmons in ''[[Hey Arnold!]]''.
* ''[[Recess]]'': Ms. Grotke is the most obvious example, but according to [[The Movie]], Principal Prickly and Ms. Finster were
* Mr. Burkenbake on ''[[The Fairly
** Mr. Burken'''bake'''. [[Meaningful Name|Niiiiceeee]].
* ''[[Doug]]'''s school counselor straddles this and [[Misplaced Kindergarten Teacher]]. As that he is always suggesting "Hugs" and other "Make Love" solutions to problems, his office is plastered with feel-good posters, and he looks vaguely like a caricature of [[Bob Dylan]] in an ugly sweater.
* Mr. Mandrill from ''[[My Gym
* [[King of the Hill|Hank Hill]] has locked horns with his share of
* Miracle from ''[[Sit Down, Shut Up]]''.
* [[The Simpsons (animation)|Springfield Elementary]] has
** Skinner dates one in a recent episode.
* In ''[[The Replacements]]'' episode "Cheer Pressure", Riley replaces the cheerleading coach with a hippie teacher. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
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