It is currently
Teacher Appreciation Week, as well as other
random weeks (Kids Win Week, National Wildflower Week, Drinking Water Week, and National Hug Holiday Week, just to name a few). In honor of this week, I wanted to talk about a few people, or teachers, who have impacted my life.
- In elementary school, my favorite teacher was my 4th grade teacher. She also taught the highest math group, where I was placed. She was so nice, caring, and creative. Now she teaches junior high, but I can only imagine that she is just as wonderful.
- My favorite teacher in high school is a toss-up between two English teachers. I loved them both for different reasons. One I had both my freshman and sophomore year and he made learning easy. I always loved English, but he brought it to life. I still remember how he taught us prepositions, and always tell my students the story when I teach it to them. The other teacher I had my junior and senior years of high school. She was down-to-earth and encouraged us to read outside of school to learn more. She instilled in me a love of reading.
- In college my favorite teacher was a psychology professor who got me to look at the world in a different way. He encouraged me to volunteer after graduation, as he was a former Peace Corps Member.
- The first year I taught was rough, but my mentor was wonderful. At first I felt very intimidated by her because she was so good, but in the end I could have never predicted how much she would help me in becoming a better teacher. Even though she moved to teach another grade my second year of teaching, she continued to support me 110% through all of my ups and downs - which there were many!
- Although I named a few above, I strongly believe that everyone is a teacher. I can learn from everyone - my parents, friends, students, other bloggers... Everyone has knowledge that they can share. So thank you if you have shared knowledge on my blog, or with anyone else. You have made a difference.
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