Do you learn better by yourself or with a teache1

Do you learn better by yourself or with a teacher?
Today, in our world, there are many ways of learning. But all these
ways can be generally grouped into two -- learning by oneself and
being taught by a teacher. The former could be further classified into
diverse ways of learning which are specific. Reading books, making
experiments and making researches can be cited as examples. This
kind of learning would be what I prefer if I were to choose.
If a teacher was to teach me, he would most likely make my
knowledge confined to what he knows. This means that I will be
fully dependent on his knowledge. But if I learn by myself, I would
make my own efforts to gain knowledge. Through this, I could
broaden my knowledge since there is no limit to knowledge gained
through practice (effort). For example in mathematics, if a teacher
would show me a method of calculating a problem and that will
become the only method I know to solve that specific problem. But
if I solve the problem myself by the knowledge I gained from other
sources, I would be compelled to search for other easier methods.
This may also be connected with memory; you never forget
something you learn through the hard way.
The other reason for my preference is that, if by any chance you
come to hate (dislike)
your teacher you will without doubt start hating what you`re learning
as a result you will deprive yourself of what you want to know. You
may dislike your teacher because of the way he teaches or because of
his behavior or something else, but for whatever reason you hate your
teacher, you will obviously lose your enthusiasm for that specific
subject matter he is teaching you.