Good morning everyone!
I’ve recently realized what an important role my teachers have had in my life and I thought it was necessary to recognize them as such. Last year, I had probably some of the best teachers I’ve ever had; all of them were funny, entertaining, helpful, and intelligent in their own ways. They were probably the main reason I did so well academically in the classes I took, and I couldn’t be more thankful to have spent the year with them. I didn’t realize how much I would miss them (I still have the same Spanish teacher though) until this school year began.
My English teacher was probably my favorite out of all my teachers from last year; I made it a point to go visit her, but I’d just been so busy and I hadn’t gotten the chance yet. I found myself on her floor after an interest meeting for a club and decided now was as good a time as any to pop in and say hi. I was honestly scared she wouldn’t remember me (don’t worry, she did!) because even though I loved all my teachers, I didn’t speak up in class that much and I was never the teacher’s pet who stayed after class everyday to talk to them.
Needless to say, she remembered me. We ended up talking for the remainder of the lunch period, which was about 25 minutes. I told her about how stressed I was for our first big English essay in my current class, and she reassured me that I would be fine (I’m still not so sure…). As I surveyed the classroom and talked to her about the essay and how I missed her class, it almost brought me to tears. How did I not appreciate my teachers/classes last year while I was with them? How did I not realize I cared this much until now? I was overwhelmed and confused by my emotions. Regardless, we talked about our summers and had a lovely conversation until lunch was over.
This year, I haven’t made up my mind about all of my teachers yet. They all seem knowledgable/intelligent and like nice people as a whole, but they’re a lot stricter and more intimidating. However, I’m trying to form better relationships with them and be a more assertive student as a whole so that I don’t take my teachers for granted again like I did last year. Who knows? I could end up loving the teachers I have now even more than my teachers from last year.
Teachers are the essence of education; they devote their time to helping us students grow as people and gain more knowledge. A good teacher can make a subject easier to understand, and a great teacher can make it entertaining and… dare I say fun? I am so appreciative of the teachers I had last year because I learned so much from them and they honestly made the year what it was for me. Even though I stressed a lot during my first year of high school, I actually grew so much as a person and actually retained a lot of the information I learned because of my wonderful instructors.
Now that I’ve written basically a love letter to my freshman year teachers, I’ll close this post with this: get to know your teachers. Pay attention in class, listen to what your instructors have to say. There’s (hopefully) a lot of wisdom there and you never know what you’ll learn. We’re so lucky to have this opportunity to learn, so take advantage of it. Let me know if you have any questions, comments, or requests for future content!
-Brooke
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