Address specific qualifications you may have that match the job description. The middle paragraph should ... in the position and thanking the employer for taking the time to read your cover letter.

Part of the job of the cover letter is to humanize ... “As much as I encourage professionals to spend a good amount of time on a cover letter, there also needs to be an understanding that ...

Because no cover letter can convey all this information ... and any mentoring/advising. If the job is teaching-focused, this should be where you start. Use this space to introduce how your teaching is ...