public ActionResult CreateTeacher(string teacherFName, string teacherLName, string empNumber, string salary, string teacherid = null, string hireDate = null) { Teacher newTeacher = new Teacher { teacherFname = teacherFName, teacherLname = teacherLName, employeeNumber = empNumber, salary = salary, hireDate = DateTime.Parse(hireDate) }; TeacherDataController controller = new TeacherDataController(); controller.CreateTeacher(newTeacher); return(RedirectToAction("Filter")); }