Is there a teacher...?

Question

that you had, in school
that really made a
difference in your thinking?
One that you still think of?

Answer 1

it would have to be my senior math teacher. before my senior year in high school, i hated math with a passion! seriously, from 6-11th grade i just hated it so much. i thought i would never get math at all for the rest of my life. every teach i had from 6-11th grade i just hated and i thought they were the worst math teacheers ever! i once had a math teacher in 9th grade that was fired before the year was over because he seriously couldn't teach. and i just had more bad luck with math till my junior year. but then my senior year came along and i wanted to make the most of my final year in high school. then i started to really concentrate on math more, and my math teacher just thrived us to do our best. not everyone liked my math teacher, but that was because those other people weren't disciplined (damn rude kids). i thought she was the best teacher i had ever had and i was absolutely loving math. and that made me happy so much to finally figure out that there are more possibilites in store for me. BUT THEN, at the end of my first semester, she was absent for a week. at first i thought she was sick and just taking a rest since she was kind of old. but then two weeks passed by and the semester end (first). FINALLY, our substitute teacher told us that she retired. the moment i heard that news, i just sunk in my chair on the verge of tears. some were kind of shocked, but mostly everyone cheered. and some of my friends noticed my reaction. i just didn't know what to say. so, a week later we had a new teacher fill in till the rest of the year. about a week after the news, i wrote the most sincere and long letter to my math teacher. it was just my heart pouring out on how she changed my life and how i thanked her for her services and my goodbyes(i admit i did cry while writing that). she wrote back a month later telling me that i was her best student ever and no one has ever appreciated her as a teacher like that and also shed a few tears. and also telling me the real reason for her early retirement

on the week of my graduation, the seniors had the opportunity to invite one teacher to our graduation no matter how far that teacher is. so, i chose my math teacher. sure enough, on the night of my graduation she came with the most gratifying present. i held back my tears while i hugged her. and that was my most memorable experience of my high school year.

so, i would like to say my math teacher, ms. diane wilson, has changed my life from being a person who dreaded math with all my life to absolutely loving it (and also majoring in mathematics)

Answer 2

Yeah...

I was kind of a punk in high school. I got involved with the wrong crowd. My homeroom teacher and I clashed all the time. My grades sucked and he for some reason would be disappointed in that.

My senior year I decided to get serious. I cut my hair and applied myself. I got straight As the whole year. He was my biggest fan. I needed a letter of recommendation to apply for a scholarship at the university I was applying to and he wrote one of the nicest letters.

I've lost touch with him over the years, but I really think he made a difference in my life.

Answer 3

Absolutely, actually several but one stands out -- He was lecturing everyone about how bad it is to be holding hands with another or kissing in the hallways. (He said it makes people wonder what you do in private.) Two weeks later he was caught necking with another teacher in the hallway (What was he thinking? Or maybe the question is What was he thinking with?) Anyway he gave new meaning to the phrase "Practice what you preach"!

Actually he married the other teacher and they are together today. (Just thought I'd mention that)

Answer 4

Definitely..
Four actually..
1 - I don't recall the name of the teacher right now, but I think it was Mr. Leonard.. my 7th grade teacher..
2 - My senior year history teacher.. His name is forgotten right now..
3 - My HS art teacher.. He fled from another country as a young man.. came here legally.. Mr. Hasek?? Or was this the shop teacher from 8th grade.. everyone was afraid of that guy
4 - My. Pay-o-vich.. an English teacher that taught college level in my first year of HS.. I failed the first quarter .. we all did.. but an excellent teacher.. he made you think beyond yourself, and the here and now.

Thanks for the memories!

Answer 5

My Grade 7 teacher, Mrs. Moore.

Answer 6

No but i wish there had been
I would be writing about them now
But there was a woman who did not teach in school
but she had wisdom & Grace and Deep understanding
on issues most people could not begin to comprehend
She was a lady that no one could match
it was her eyes of spirituality that moved a person
to drink deep thoughts.
And yes I still think of her, always
Thank you for the moment

Answer 7

Oh, wow! I was fortunate to have many wonderful teachers.
I had an art teacher in high school who really made me love to draw.
I had an English/Drama teacher who got me excited about Shakespeare (can you imagine?)
I had a psychology teacher who believed in me and encouraged me in my ART so much. He has a piece that I entered into an art contest, won honorable mention. He still hangs it in his classroom every year. That gave me such encouragement.

Answer 8

Mrs. Vento. She was my high school literature teacher. She opened new worlds to me, and influenced me greatly. She was a very cultured person and spoke several languages. and she was a wonderful teacher. Everyone loved her class.

Answer 9

My fourth grade teacher was the best. She made everyone feel like they were good at something. She read us wonderful stories especially about the westward expansion.

Answer 10

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