i remember one of my favorite teachers last year, in his class we were talking about the beatniks. and he me, and two boys out of my whole class would have fit in with them perfectly. they were kind of the pre-hippies. but it made me happy that he said that :B i think that means he realizes us three are alot different then most kids these days -.-
thats cool. I had a teacher once that made us do a mock-talk show about the Hiroshima A-bomb, and I played a bomb victim. I give that teacher credit for me being a hippie today. Because of her I always consider the point of view of the weak and downtrodden before anyone else.
I wonder how many teachers realize how powerful a figure they can be - for good or ill - in the development of a person? Certainly, I had my share of great and terrible teachers but most were just...grey and forgettable. But I would never have become a writer without the encouragement of a very special high school English teacher. He made language come alive and fanned sparks of creativity in his students. I owe him a lot.
I had a teacher tell me I was going nowhere with life...and look at me now! I moved next door to my mother hahaha
I had a great high school experience and I really loved most of my teachers. My 9th grade geography teacher came up to me with tears in his eyes at graduation and he gave me the biggest hug and told me how much he would miss my friends and me because of how unique we were. He was a football coach and I didn't see him hug anyone else...that really left a lasting impression on me because most of the coaches only ever paid much attention to the athletes. And then I had a teacher who I absolutely LOVED because of his horrible attitude. He hated our school and had zero school spirit and he was a coach!!! He was so funny and he was probably the worst teacher I've ever had, but god, I loved that sarcastic bitter attitude. I once sent him an e-mail just to tell him how much I loved that douchebag attitude. I tell people he was my favorite teacher, even though he was so damn terrible at teaching. Haha.
Nothing wrong living close to home for at least a little bit. I live across town from my parents and right now I feel like that is far enough, lol.
