public function get_by_id($id)
 {
     $this->db->connect();
     $sql = "SELECT * FROM teachers WHERE id=?";
     $stmt = $this->db->initialize($sql);
     $stmt->bind_param("i", $id);
     $stmt->execute();
     $stmt->bind_result($id, $first_name, $last_name, $email, $contact_no, $faculty);
     $teacher = new Teachers();
     while ($row = $stmt->fetch()) {
         $teacher->set_id($id);
         $teacher->set_first_name($first_name);
         $teacher->set_last_name($last_name);
         $teacher->set_email($email);
         $teacher->set_contact_no($contact_no);
         $teacher->set_faculty($faculty);
     }
     return $teacher;
 }