Professional vs Subject Knowledge

This was a very interesting topic that I thought would have more of a split point of view.  I was surprised that we all thought that professional knowledge held a bit more importance for us but I totally agree with that finding.  I am a firm believer that it takes a certain kind of person to teach.  I know some people that are very informed and skilled in their perspective subjects but they would not be able to inspire or impart any of this knowledge to another person very easily.  So, I think they would not be very successful teachers as they cannot teach.  There have been a few times in my life when more than one person has attempted to teach a person something and then someone else will come along and explain it in a different way and the learner will throw their hands up and say "Oh, now I get it."  They will then turn to their first teachers and say "why didn't you just say it like that?"  Some people know how to break things down in to explainable parts and some people just know stuff.  I have had my fair share of professors that were brilliant and they taught me very little.  I had to do a lot of the learning on my own after sitting in their class with my mouth hanging open thinking I was the only one not understanding this very accredited brilliant teacher.  I was usually not the only one!  When I am a teacher I will definitely ask for feedback and constantly check in with my students to assess their understanding of my lessons as I want to be brilliant but also effective and understood!