I read an article today about a college professor who willed her life savings to 31 favorite students when she died. One received $100,000 and another $26,000. Her total estate was worth 2.8 million. Which seems to imply that each of those 31 students got a pretty hefty chunk of change.
Now, I have never had a teacher give me a hundred thousand dollars, but I have had teachers who have had a major impact on my life.
My mother was the first, and while she was never actually my teacher, she was an amazing teacher. Over the years since she died many of her former students have told me that she was their favorite teacher. When I was in my first year of teaching I asked her what the secret was to her success as a teacher. Her answer "I find something to love about every student."
As I'm writing this, a long list of memorable teachers I have had come to mind: Miss Wellington, kindergarten; Mr. Sherman, 3rd and 4th grade. Mr. Bergdolt, 5th and 6th grade; Mr. Zimmerscheidt, 7th and 8th grade, Mrs. Wetter, high school English and French; Mr. Dupont, high school art; Mrs. Davis, high school math; Mr. Briegel, high school social studies.
I'll leave the list there for now, although there were also many memorable college professors. Over the next several blogs I will share the stories of some of these teachers.
To be continued....
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