I think it’s pretty safe to say that everyone has or had a favorite teacher. Whether it be from elementary, junior high, high school or even college. We all have that one teacher that went the extra mile for us. That one teacher that completely believed in us and our abilities to go above and beyond what we think we can do.
I can definitely include myself in this. Growing up I went to two different schools. From kindergarten to I believe fifth grade I went to my local public school, P.S. 230. In each grade I had a different teacher. I don’t have a favorite teacher from this school. Some of those teachers I can remember fondly, but others not so much. I think that was mainly because after a certain grade I started getting my sisters teachers who remembered her being a straight A student. Me not so much. I would have been happy with a B. We won’t go there though.
The second school I went to was from sixth grade up to 12th grade. This was a private school with a principal, one main teacher and a couple of supervisors. When I first starting going to this school things were great. I did have to wear a red, white and blue uniform, but I was okay with that. Anyway the supervisors in this school were nice. There was one particular supervisor, Miss. Baxter who was always so, so sweet to me. Well to all the students really. She always had a kind word to say to me. She always had a smile on her face. She loved to make the students laugh. She was the one supervisor who always told me I was doing a good job. If I wasn’t understanding a subject she would always talk me through it with a calming voice until I got it.
And then one day I remember she got engaged to her fiance. I thought that was great until I found out she wouldn’t be working in our school anymore, after she got married. That made me so incredibly sad. I didn’t like the fact that her soon to be husband was going to take her away from us, from me. She was without a doubt my absolute FAVORITE supervisor/teacher. Here’s the good news! A couple of years ago I found her on FaceBook! I found Miss Baxter, now Mrs. Cline. It took me by surprise honestly. I was scrolling through my FB and she popped up as people I might know. I quickly sent her a friend request and to my delight she remembered me and accept the friend request.
So now here I am all these years later no longer missing my favorite teacher. Now we are friends on FB of all places. What a joy it’s been to be able to get back in touch with her after all these years!
Kathleen Smith is an indie Author, blogger and she has her own podcast Kathleen’s Korner. You can read or listen about her life in Brooklyn and Upstate NY . You can also either read or listen to her personal story of how she and her husband kept their marriage together through 3 miscarriages in Miscarriages My Story