So I was literally sitting on the toilet like "the thinker" doing my business thinking about my life and how different it is now from when it was two years ago. And I came to the conclusion that I would not have been become who I am and have become an educator without a few very special educators. Sadly there are only two teachers that have touched my life and really made impact. I wish that all educators would care and be as devoted as these two fabulous people. So here goes:

Mrs. Angela Reavis (1st, 4th and 5th grades)

To Mrs. Reavis whom I love very much. Mrs. Reavis was my first, fourth and fifth grade teacher in grade school. She has kept in touch with me to this day and has always believed in me and my doings. I really appreciate her and am so glad that I got and continue to experience her love and devotion to her students. Thank you.

 

Mr. Blake Livingston

To Mr. Livingston, he was my Honors English and Human Relations teacher my freshman year, English II teacher my sophomore year and my Human Relations teacher again for both Junior and Senior years. Mr. Livingston is an awesome teacher as well as an awesome person. He seriously cares and really tries to build a relationship with each of his students, which for me made me very comfortable as a student. I am pretty sure that I can honestly say, his classes were the only classes I did not skip in high school and attended every day. He, just like Mrs. Reavis, still enjoys getting updates on events in my life.

I hope that as an educator I can one day have a student blog about me and have me as a favorite teacher, thanking me for touching their life. I cannot express how much I appreciate these two people and I just wish that teachers everywhere can take the time to really get to know and understand their students. Understand that no two students are alike. That sometimes life happens and be understanding and just care beyond the classroom.

Just to any other teacher reading this, I can't emphasize how important caring is. Just care and trust me, it makes a world of difference to your students. It really does.

 

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