National Thank a Teacher Day!

So today is National Thank a Teacher day, and I have so many I want to thank. Some will even be ironic, because even though they're not very good teachers, they helped inspire me to go into the profession. I will also group them by category or year, because there are a lot of teachers I want to thank.

Also, thanks to Rachel Tanner and her blog Fluted Cups and Ampersands for the idea. We also have similar things we wanted to thank Dr. Kovacs for.

So here we go....

My Kindergarten - 2nd grade teachers: I moved around a lot during that time. First it was Los Banos, then we moved to San Jose, and the next year, we moved back to Los Banos. I had fantastic teachers the first three years I was in school. They helped make me see how fun learning is, and that school can be an exciting place. Those were some fun years, and I will never forget the impact they had on the rest of my school career.

Mrs. Ledbetter: This is one that I want to thank for being so bad. 3rd-5th grade were not fun years for me. I got really behind in my education and I was bullied constantly, and the teacher did nothing about it. Heck, all she did was sit at her desk all day, she never taught. However, she showed me what a teacher should not be like and helped inspire me to go into the profession because she was so bad. I'm not going to be like that as a teacher. So thanks for being bad!

Mrs. Borboa: Ahh 6th grade. Things started to look up then. I caught up in my education and even made all As the last quarter. I went from being a B and C student to a straight A student in one year. She was a fantastic teacher, always willing to help and never tolerated bullying. Thanks for believing in me.

Mrs. Brown: 7th grade English. My last period of the day, and what a wonderful class it was. 7th grade was a dark time for me. I was all alone at school, I had no friends. But sometimes your greatest friend is a teacher, and she was the friend I needed. She even helped me with my friend problems that year. Thanks for being there for me.

Mr. Weed and Mr. Newsome: 8th and 10th grade history, respectively. These guys made me realize that history was not as boring as it seemed. They both had awesome assignments and made history fun. I got a B in 8th grade because he expected a lot out of us, and it was my first time really taking notes in a class, but I got an A in 10th grade history. Thanks for making a relatively boring subject fun.

Mr. Raper: Robotics in 10th grade, Physics in 11th. Oh man. Best science teacher ever, and a super nice guy. I loved both classes. Thanks for just being a super awesome teacher.

Mr. White and Mr. Cox: High school and College Chemistry, respectively. I had awesome chem teachers. Mr. White was a pyromaniac, and it was AWESOME. He loved fire. He set the greater majority of the first 30 elements on fire one day so we could see the color of their flames. Strontium was red orange, Copper was green, and there was one that was bright pink. It was sweet. And College chem was just a fun class. Mr. Cox was hilarious and taught chem very well. I got all the concepts right away, got As in his classes.

Dr. Kovacs: Foundations of Education, and next semester, Multiculturalism. Probably the best professor I have ever had. He challenges you and makes you think about things. He gave me a new perspective on education in general and helped me analyze issues and form opinions, which I am grateful for. He also wrote me a recommendation letter on short notice, when other professors wouldn't. I'm not quite sure what to thank him for exactly, except for just being awesome.