Today, May 4, 2010 is dedicated to all of our teachers. This is a great day because it's the one day in the year (other than Christmas b/c teachers get nothing but chocolate and apple shaped ornaments) where teachers are appreciated and thanked for all of their hard work and generosity. Today, I would like to pay tribute to several of my elementary school teachers that have influenced my life and inspired me to be a teacher.
1. Mrs. Dahl: She was my Kindergarten teacher that took time to help me and guide me through this very rough year for me. I started Kindergarten only knowing words like "hello" and "thankyou" in English. All the other words came out in the Romanian language. I remember her coming to my house the day before school started to introduce herself to me and assure me that she was going to be there for me if I needed anything. Mrs. Dahl took the time out of her schedule to speak to me...that felt great!!!
2. Mrs. Britt: She was my fourth grade teacher. Mrs. Britt always used visual aids to assist me in understanding concepts. She allowed me to sit in the hallway and read aloud during silent reading time (this helped me comprehend better). On the last day of fourth grade, Mrs. Britt gave me a dictionary to help me with my vocabulary. In there, was a hand-written note that I still have to this day. I felt very special!
3. Mrs. Crawford: She was my fifth grade teacher. Mrs. Crawford had the coolest songs, games and activities in the classroom...especially for Social Studies. I remember songs, to this day, about the states and where they are. We played team games for our war units. I learned a lot from her and I remember wanting to do better and better with everything we did.
So on this day, thank you teachers who impact lives daily. I cannot wait to do the same.
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