Who is or who do you think will be your most memorable teacher?
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In school, we had this substitute teacher (not going to say their actual name). Anyway, they knew that most students forget their substitute teacher's name so they told us that their name rhymed with say ping pong, King Kong, and Hong Kong. They said that we were free to call them any of these names and they would respond. They also told us a story of how when they taught a kindergarten class and said the same things this little girl got confused and called them all of the names put together ("King Kong, ping pong, Hong Kong"). It was such a cute story. Anyway, they were super nice, and I will probably remember them for the rest of my life.
My old shop class teacher Mr. Dean. He was the only teacher in the school who could curse at his students and get away with it. Every time.
My high school business teacher! He supported me when I decided to take a huge leadership role and was burning out, let me vent to him and would never sugarcoat the truth, was amazingly funny and relatable, and I wouldn't be where I am today without him. He is one of the things I miss the most about high school.
My fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Duvall. Every Friday, she would pick a student of the week, take our picture with a Polaroid, and put them on our lockers. After she took our picture, the whole class would have some sort of popsicle. She also made us a promise that if we all got a one hundred on our spelling test, she would stand on her desk and sing George Strait. She kept her promise. She died from a heart attack when I was in sixth grade. She was a really nice lady.
My DT teacher in secondary school, Mr David Moore. I was a horrible teenager ( before being diagnosed with ADHD at 14, back in the day when ADHD was unheard of in late 90’s).
I pretty much was sent to the headteacher every day for being naughty, talking back, stubborn, impulsive. He NEVER did - he put up with my c**p and would take the time to calm me, talk to me like a human and guide me. He was an ex-marine & at the time I was an army cadet - I respected him.
We stayed in contact and he is still a friend now.
Without his guidance I know that I would have been dead or in prison the way I was heading. He saved my life… and I love him for that.
