> What does the best possible X look like? No such thing. Perfection is the enemy of the good enough. > assume that we had unlimited funds No such thing. Lac

> What does the best possible X look like? No such thing. Perfection is the enemy of the good enough. > assume that we had unlimited funds No such thing. Lack of constraints hampers creativity and teaching is essentially a creative venture. > some reading material? Look under the subject of 'Pedagogy'. You didn't mention the word so I assume you're not familiar with the discipline. No worries, that's why you're here. It's a technical subject, deep and wide. All that said every student is different. And to answer your title question: IMHO Enthusiasm is the main key. I never learned anything from a teacher bored with their subject or just getting their paycheck. Look at Adam Savage. That's the kind of patience, fluency with technicality in a subject, willingness to learn, and boundless naive enthusiasm you'll need to transmit with high bandwidth the lessons at hand.