Here’s to You, Teachers!
Posted by Hope Spencer on 04 May 2009 | Posted in: Grade 1, Grades 2-3, Inspiration and Motivation, Intermediate, Kindergarten, Preschool, Teachers and Teaching, The Mailbox, The Mailbox Books
I love teachers! Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with so many who were really incredible. Let me tell you about a few of those special folks.
• Ms. Head was my first mentor and helped me survive—and thrive—during that all-important first year.
• Ms. Dunn taught me that the children always come first, and she introduced me to The Mailbox® magazine!
• Ms. Anderson taught me to be efficient and to make the most of each moment.
• Mr. Rotherham taught me to enjoy every minute with the children.
• Ms. Thomas taught me the meaning of team teaching and the beauty of planning together.
• Ms. Hanson helped me make my way in a new place and showed me shortcuts that helped me be my best for my students.
All of these teachers, and so many more, touched my life and made me the teacher that I am. I’m so grateful to them.
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Day, I want to give you the opportunity to tell us about one of the teachers who has touched your life. Just leave a comment telling us about this special person. And, to make this a real celebration, I’ll draw two random comments and we’ll send a copy of your choice of one book from the For Every Learner® series or one book from the Find the Match! series to the teacher who wrote the comment and the teacher who is honored in the comment! So, leave a comment by May 23 telling us about one special teacher, and I’ll email the winning teachers on May 24. Happy Teacher Appreciation Day!
| The editors at The Education Center® salute you for all you do for our children. Thank you today and every day! |  |
Congratulations to Becky Mogee of Louden, NH and M. Behnfeldt, Prince George’s County Public Schools, Greenbelt Middle Schools, Greenbelt, MD. They are the winners of a free book from The Mailbox books.
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Mrs. Jackson was my all-time favorite teacher. She introduced me to the love of reading. She was a very kind and loving, gentle teacher.
Mrs. Grammer is a co-worker who is wonderful at sharing her computer creations with the rest of the staff. She is a joy to work with.
I think there are a few teachers that have been my inspiration. Second grade Ms Anderton, and Third grade Mrs. Wheeler. Then as an adult I worked with a wonderful special ed teachers Mrs Brander. Thanks for all you have taught me.
Miss Field is a young and amazing teacher. She has been patience with me and open and honest. I took my 1st child to her school and had a lot of anxiety about it, but she seemed to be caring enough to take time out of her busy schedule to put me at ease. She has taught my child with such tenderness and kindness. I just can’t say enough nice things about her, I just think she is wonderful. I know that all of the things she taught my little child will stay with her for years to come, and I can see the excitment in my child’s eye, now she even says when she grows up she wants to be a teacher like Miss Field! :o)
the teachers who inspired me to become the person I am today. There were 2 people drew me into the teaching profession. it was Ms. boed
she whould help me with a lot in school. then is was mis wright she was my fourth my grade teacher. she was awsome she never say anything bad she would tell me I can doanything i put my mind to and to try it once at less and don’t give up. ms boed and mis wright both told me i would be a great teacher some day. so from that day i haved worked hard for were i am today. i keep tring in tell i mad it were i am today i what to say thinks to both of them. but most of all i what to say thank to all the teachers out there with out any of you no one would be where there at today. YA FOR TEACHERS!!
The teacher that impacted my life the most actually became my mom. I was in Mrs. Miller’s class in the fifth grade. I came from a rough home and didn’t think things would ever get better. When I would miss school, Mrs. Miller would make a personal visit to check on me. Then, I didn’t know the importance of that, but looking back I see the care and concern that was involved. Mrs. Miller taught me the opposite of what I was getting at home. She taught me that I was valuable, smart, and would become something special one day. Mrs. Miller spent the time it took to love me, discipline me, and create in me a desire to get out.
I was only at her school one year. I moved out of state and after three years was taken away from my mom and moved back to the city where Mrs. Miller was. Long story short….I ran into her and was having a really hard time. When given the news that I was going to be put in foster care, Mrs. Miller and her family took me in as their own. She gave me more than an education; she gave me a family and love!
The teacher that impacted my life, well actually there are two. The first one was my first grade Teacher Mrs. Matley…My father passed away when I was only 3 1/2 and when I went to kindergarten I was very immature and still trying as a young child to understand what happened to my Daddy. My kindergarten teacher told my Mother that I was possible and I quote (mildly mentally retarded) My Mom did not believe this for one moment since I have four older siblings so she knew I was learning as the others had, I just was a bit immature and “clingy”. Mrs. Matley had my Mom bring me in and she tested me (she taught first grade) She ended up telling my Mom that she felt I was struggling with leaving my Mother because of the loss of my Dad and that I was not mentally retarded and could learn with guidance and understanding. I was then able to go into her first grade class. I am now a preschool teacher, and named my daughter after Mrs. Matley because without her giving me the chance I would not be who I am today.
The second teacher that touched my life was Mrs. Godfrey. She touched my life as an adult, my son was born premature. He could have suffered from many disablities, but we were fortunate. The only disablity he suffers with is Dyslexia. Mrs. Godfrey gave him the encouragement to succeed when she taught him 4th grade. He now is going into his first year of High School and attendes a different school district, and yet Mrs. Godfrey has still supported him by traveling to his Football games to cheer him on. She will always be an angel to my family, she helped our son to see himself as we all see him…he may struggle with reading but he can achieve his dreams!!
The teacher who has impacted me most, was not actually a teacher of mine, but my cooperating teacher during my student teaching. Her name is Miss Meuten. She has made a tremendous impact on me as a teacher and as a person. She has shown me the love of teaching and the importance of having a passion for kids. Each and every student that comes in her classroom realizes that they are loved and cared for by their teacher. They show her an amazing amount of respect in return. Miss Meuten’s has great classroom management skills and has truly been an incredible role model for me. I have been blessed to have had the opportunity to work with her and follow in her footsteps.
Hi I feel I am like so many other teachers who can not just name one who inspired me. I did not have the best home life, so school was my safe place. Mrs. Jenny my 1st grade teacher who had me twice, I was held back, the years I learned to read. Mrs. Sheehan my 3rd grade teacher she greeted us everyday with smile and German. She made me feel like I could do anything because she believed in me. My 6th grade teacher Mr. Rose, He was a tall knowledgeable man. He gave me a certificate that said I would be the girl most likely to smile her way out of any situation. I am not sure if he knows how much he impacted my attitude but I have always believed he was correct. Finally, Mr. Nieghbors my senior homeroom and chemistry teacher. He also lived down the street from us. One specific day sticks out in my head, yearbook picture day. I have never been a morning person, well this day I was not there and I was on several committees and on the basketball team. Mr. Nieghbors called my house when I was not there and made sure I was there in time for all yearbook pictures, my hair is up and I am wearing a sweatshirt and sweats. Still makes me laugh to this day.
I moved around so often when I was a kid, I couldn’t begin to tell you the teacher’s names. I never saw them for more than one year, sometimes not even the full year. But almost every teacher became my friend. One of my third grade teachers was awesome! I was reading above the level of any book in that school but she found me books to extend my limits, and gave me so much confidence by having me help my peers who were having trouble with reading. I can pinpoint that moment as the beginnings of my desire to teach.
My 6th grade teacher, Mrs. Meissner, was such a dynamic teacher. She taught us creative writing with a focus on poetry. Her husband was a college professor of writing and he came in to teach us as well. Talk about having an impression made on all of us! She definitely was a teacher that prompted me to aspire to be an elementary teacher of her caliber! Still today,I use her methods to inspire young writers in my classroom with their creativity using words.
I have been blessed to have many great teachers over the years. In particular, I remember Mrs. Denbow, my second grade teacher. She was the first to give me opportunities to excel. I recall being very excited by small things like being allowed to write cursive when most of the class was still printing! Moving on into high school, my drama teacher, Mrs. Hagan, again gave me many chances to prove to myself what I could accomplish. Thanks to all teachers everywhere!
I don’t remember my kindergarten teacher’s name it was 50 years ago, but I do remember all the wonderful things we did. Fancy Easter hats, so many arts and crafts and the play that I got to be a snowflake in. It was such a joyful time in my life. There have been many wonderful teacher’s Mrs Rhinbolt my creative writing teacher at Granada High made a lasting impression on me. Diana Stewart from COC who lead our mentor seminar, is an inspiration. She works very hard to make the lives of children and teacher’s better every day, and she has a great deal of fun.
Thanks to all of my teachers and all of my childrens teachers and a speacial thanks to Mrs. Boydston who is the best.