Do teachers actually make a difference to society?

Do teachers actually make a difference to society ?

Yes I think teachers make so many differences to society. They affect the environment where they are. Not only students but also students' families and their relatives are affected by teachers with their approaches, attitudes, manners etc. In other words, each teacher has their own philosophy of education and it determines how they affect the society. And if the teacher is really an effective and a good teacher, s/he can make lots of possitive differences on students and especially in low educated locals . Due to the teacher is the role model for all of students, they can make raise a number of creative and unique students for society. Teacher should know how to approach to students and also their psychological situation.  To illustrate, if students feel close to their teachers, they take the teachers as an idol day by day .