Thankful For The Vital Role Teachers Played In My Life

  • Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Re: Roy Exum: Teachers Day Tomorrow

Roy,
I am especially appreciative of your poignant column written in tribute to teachers.  It made me tear up, as I have encountered both as a student and a career educator-- teachers like the second-grade teacher who said, "I wish you were my little girl" and teachers like Mrs. Poindexter.  

My teachers have played such a vital role in who I am today.  I wouldn't be a teacher if it weren't for some who inspired me to excel, who loved me sometimes as though I were their son, who mentored me when I didn't achieve to my potential, and who told me that I could be whoever I wanted to be.

The bond that I had with my teachers remains with me today, and I shall never forget my truly wonderful teachers whom I will always cherish and love.  I am a teacher because of them. 

Dan Liner


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