Who Was THAT TEACHER For You?

This is from Paul...
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Robin and I love teachers. That’s not just some throwaway line for Teacher Appreciation Week. We really LOVE teachers. We love teachers because at one time or another we were teachers. Three of our four children are teachers. Our son is married to a teacher. Our second daughter is marrying a teacher this summer. Our youngest dates a teacher.
 
Yeah, we love teachers.
 
As a kid I never missed a TV show called Room 222. It centered on a high school history teacher named Pete Dixon. Students loved Mr. Dixon and he loved them back. I wanted to be Pete Dixon. I also wanted to be Mark Thackeray. If you’re a fan of classic movies, you remember him as Sir in To Sir With Love. I’m currently listening to Lulu’s song of the same name, and remembering the final scene. It still gives me the feels.

​Teachers like Pete Dixon and Sir are fictional characters, and as heroic as they seem, don’t compare to the real-life educators who impact our lives so completely. You know who I’m talking about. They begin the school year as strangers and by May, they’ve changed us. Ask anyone to name that teacher and without hesitation they will.
 
Who is yours?
 
For me, it wasn’t just one, but several. And I can still tell you what made them THAT teacher. There was Mr. Lake, who taught me that a person’s skin color doesn't matter. Mr. Wood and Miss Falin showed me that guys could write stories and poems and still be guys. Mr. Lamparter encouraged me to pursue talents I didn’t know I had. And Dr. Boles, who sadly passed a few months ago, taught me that it is okay to let your students know the real you.
 
This is Teacher Appreciation Week. There’s no better time to think back to that special one. Or special two. And if you want to share a memory below, please do. 

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