Favorite Teacher

My sister and I, 28 minutes apart, are fraternal twins. Twins have a very special and unique bond. However, being a twin isn’t just rainbows and sunshine, it’s much more complex than that. It’s the feeling of constant comparison in every aspect of our lives. We were never invited to do activities as individuals, it was both of us, or none at all. I can tell you about the time I was 4 years old and I cut my sisters hair off so my parents would pay attention more to me, or at our 5th grade dance recital when everyone complimented her on her smile and I cried because they didn’t compliment me.

I have been working on my academic career for many years now. I am currently in my third year of community college, and have come across multiple teachers who have helped and inspired me in many ways. A teacher not only teaches the content of their course, but life skills as well. They are kind, caring, considerate, and understanding of their students. A teacher who goes above and beyond for their students is one that will make a difference. One teacher who I believe has made all the difference to me, was my accounting professor.

Many people don’t understand how strong a connection between twins or brothers can be, I’m a good example. My sister is two years younger than I, even tho we were always together and my mom also dress us with the exact same thing, we were so close and now we actually try not to talk to each other. When I was in elementary school, I ge into an orchestra to learn how to play

During my life I have had several teachers with who I hold in high regard. Mr. Anthony Arico, Mr. Marty Berger, and Mrs. Edna Thomas to name a few. Even though all of the above named teachers had a very profound effect on my life; my all-time favorite teacher would be SSG Daniel Spencer retired. He was my ROTC instructor for approximately two years and has been a mentor throughout my adult life.

A high school teacher that has impacted my life is my 9th grade Geometry teacher, Mrs. Scully. Mrs. Scully has impacted my life from the very beginning. She has always been very caring and fun to be around. She is probably one of the most unique people in my life. She has always wanted me to do my best, and worked hard for me to understand the course. I was very troubled in mathematics, but the first time I received an 80 on a test in her class was the happiest moment for me. She is dedicated and she cares about you. She wants you to do good. I only had her for that year, but I still continue to see her. Sophomore and Junior year I would also use my tutoring time to be with her. I am now a senior class officer and she is our leader. She puts together senior activities and the officers help her. She influences me to be the very best person I can be. I see how she has these stylish cars and is overall happy with her life and committed to what she does. It’s inspiring and I can only wish to become as happy and successful as she is. She is a wonderful

For middle school, I had one great teacher that I really enjoyed. It was during my last year in middle school and I had Mr. Weisend. I met him at food lion one day sophomore year and I was so happy to see him. I’d just like to say thank you too him for always making class interesting and always giving us free time at the end of class. He also let me be a teacher assistant and that was fun because after cleaning I got to play games. He even impacted my life through social media by encouraging me.

The teacher that has inspired me to further my education is Mrs.Vera. Before Mrs.Vera became my teacher she was my cheerleading coach. Even while she was my cheerleading coach she taught me things that I did not know about myself. When I started cheerleading I was very shy and did not speak unless I was spoken to. Mrs.Vera helped me come out of shell during cheerleading so I could work on speaking to others. She really got me involved more with the team and she made me do things that would teach me how to be a leader and not a follower. Now thanks to Mrs.Vera I have made friends that I will have for the rest of my life.

Recently I enrolled myself in one of the most challenging classes in my entire high school, AP US History (APUSH). Even though it’s been a struggle to keep up with everything in the class, I still know that because of this class I now have having a better understanding of life. My APUSH teacher has not only lectured my class about history but he also taught us life lessons every once in awhile. Throughout the year my teacher had us read books that have inspired him in his life in hope that we will take something away with us before going off on our own in the world. We read books like The Energy Bus by and The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrew,two books that teach people how to keep positive, make the right decisions, and be successful. My teacher

Theme in “The Teacher That Changed My Life” The theme in “The Teacher That Changed My Life” is to never give up. As he grew up he had been to six different schools in the past 5 years of his life, the reader realizes that he has a tough life to life. Gage writes, “When I stepped off a ship in New York Harbor on a gray March day in 1949, I was an undersized 9 year old in short pants who had lost his mother and was coming to live with the father he didn't know” (Gage 85). By saying how his life is and how he lives, it somewhat shows you that no matter how hard the situation is, you can turn things around.

Rachel is Melinda’s former best friend. Rachel is snotty and changed her name to Rachelle. She isn’t my favorite character because she dropped Melinda without knowing the whole story. Rachelle says “ I hate you” to Melinda. She said that because Melinda called the cops at a party so everyone assumed she called the cops to come break up the party.

I grew up in a typical family consisting of two parents and two sisters, one younger and one older. Although, being only 10 months apart I don’t consider my older sister to be “older” than me. We always get asked if we are twins and the short answer is no but the long answer is sort of, we’re Irish twins. And of course the long answer is always followed by “what are Irish twins?” and I simply tell them it means we were born in the same year. Being in the same grade and having the same friends throughout all 12 years of school has had its ups and downs. Around middle school we always bickered and stole each other’s things and couldn’t stand being in the same room together. As we got older though and our friends moved away or became too cool to associate with us, we became best friends.

My sister and I are only a year, two months, and sixteen days apart. Over the years, this made us very close and we developed similar behaviors, often giving the illusion that we are twins. However, when it came to knowledge and experience, our age difference created a fissure that could not be seen but clearly separated us, as she was always ahead in her education, always given more grown-up privileges, and always ahead in physical and mental accomplishments. Even when I attempted the same things she did, my accomplishments were lackluster when compared to hers.

“How many of you think I’m white?” … Not a single hand went up while a huge grin formed on her face. This is how Mrs. Yaghi introduced herself to the class on the first day. She proceeded to explain her ethnic background which included middle eastern roots, however under the United States census she would be classified as white. Mrs. Yaghi was my sociology teacher at the end of every day of my senior year of high school, she taught me more than any of my other teachers throughout the years ever did. What I loved most about the course was how she tied in her own personal background and made the class relevant to us all; I can easily say that Mrs. Yaghi greatly impacted me and changed the way I view things. All throughout high school I would say Mrs. Yaghi had the best teacher qualities. She was young, energetic, and passionate about the subject she taught, which to me is crucial when actually enjoying a class.

For some reason or another certain students are drawn to particular teachers while other students are more fond of others. In my life I have studied under three memorable teachers. Teachers with which I was able to connect, to laugh, to share my misgivings. While I may have been close with each of these teachers, it is very clear, in retrospect, that each was very unique, and represented an entirely different class of teacher.

#2: LINK Unlimited scholars are expected to demonstrate our 6 core values (intellectual curiosity, drive, resilience, accountability, integrity and selflessness). Give at least one example of how you have demonstrated each of the core values.*