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Brenda Ward
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Brenda Ward
Michelle Garman
Mrs. Earl
Mrs. PerryCook
Jill Yager
All these women greatly changed my life.
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My second grade teacher, Bessie Hale. Because she loved us kids. Also Robert Nichols, geology professor at Tufts University. He was so good that even now, decades later, I remember cirques, the geology of the Grand Canyon, gabbro-diorite, laccoliths....and so on.
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A teacher at church, Amy Merrill. She defended me when the other teacher and my peers were treating me cruelly. She taught from experience and led by example, she got me through some of the toughest years of my life. She also taught me how to forgive.
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My third and later she became my seventh grade teacher. Mrs. Robertson taught me at Maple Elementary School in 1963, and Gordon Elementary in 1967. These schools are located in Dillon, South Carolina.
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mrs. peterson. she was my kindergarten teacher. she was kind and patient and she let be as imaginative as i could be. plus she taught me how to read. and that alone earns my gratitude. =]
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Without a doubt my high school Latin teacher. The man is passionate about his subject(s) not just because he thinks them interesting; not because it is "intellectual"; not because it puts him in a unique class; not because that is how he earns a paycheck; because he believes his material to have real meaning and influence on young minds. A beautiful language like Latin can teach a mind to appreciate many of the finer things in life - certain algorithmic patterns, figurative language in any language, the importance of rhetoric. Many of the world's greatest ideas were originally written in Latin: these great ideas have not lost a shred of relevance or importance and he made sure that we understood that. He also tied together certain themes of ancient history with contemporary history - liberty, justice, politics, leadership, and greatness. He knows that history is more about the present than simply about the past. He cared about us as people: he always made sure to give pats on the back, high fives, and sometimes even hugs. Jokes were not scarce, but the pace of the class was lightning quick. Even the slowest students learned quite a bit. He sees the best in his students. He's like to a dad to so many kids. I was the only one who actually called him Dad everyday in class, though. The same man who taught me Latin at school taught me so many other life lessons at home. My Dad the Latin teacher!
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though only a student from reading books i would have to say eckhart tolle, paramahansa yoganada, neale donald walsh, marrianne williamson, wayne dyer, carolyn myss, ram dass. i'm so grateful for these incredible teachers.
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