Throwback Thursday: your favorite teacher? #TBT

[#1]

It's Thursday!

This is Sigga. Well, that is her nick name. Her real name is Sigríður but we always called her Sigga. She was my teacher for 5 or 6 years. We go to know her pretty well. She was a great teacher. Patient yet would push us to our limits to help us grow.

Fun bonus story: after my wife and I moved back to Iceland in 1999, we bought a house close to the school I went to. So my oldest 2 kids went to the same school as I did. And both of them had Sigga as a teacher for a little bit :)

Soooo, tell us about your favorite teacher or some good teacher memories you have :)

Let’s make it a great Thursday!

KGM

[Andy Gladstone]

Ms. Silver, my 11th and 12th grade English Composition and Literature Teacher was one of the mentors that had the greatest impact on my life. She brought the material to life and made us all want to read the books rather than get by with the Cliffs Notes. She challenged us to analyze the works of literary giants and look at them from multiple angles. She taught us that critical thinking was critical to success in life. She turned writing into an artform rather than an exercise. 

I kept up with her for a year or two after high school, but we lost touch. She left the school the year after I graduated to take a job at a prestigious boarding school in North Carolina. I know she married and likely has a different last name now, but Ms. Silver, if you ever read this, THANK YOU!

[Daria Kulikova_GitProtect_io]

I'm probably one of the happiest people when it comes to school memories because I don't recall having any bad teachers—honestly, I think they were all great! However, our History teacher was truly one of the best. She made the subject so engaging and vivid that we didn’t even need to study—we just absorbed everything right there in class.

I also had a similar experience to you, @Kristján Geir Mathiesen . At my school, I had two teachers who had also taught my dad, as well as my uncle and aunt :) 

[Barbara Szczesniak]

Like @Daria Kulikova_GitProtect_io, I had some pretty good teachers throughout my school years, but Daria made me think about one of my history teachers, Mr. Dupre. For our unit on World War 2, he told us about when his plane was shot down over Berlin and what happened after that. He made it real for us.

[Laurie Sciutti]

Mrs. Rowe, 6th grade teacher.  She always gave us pictures to color.  Yes ~ we were "too old" for that, but it was a treat to hold onto some of that while we were venturing into "older kid territory".  She was also just a compassionate, caring person.

[Trudy Claspill]

My favorite teachers were math/computer science teachers in high school - Mr. Wilcox and Mr. Riesner. 

They both loved being teachers and loved their subjects. Their enthusiasm for their subjects made their classes interesting and fun

[Amanda Barber]

I always love reading favorite teacher stories. I hope that I make the list of favorite teachers for some of my former students! 

My favorite teacher was Mr. Hanser in 5th grade. He was the first teacher that really held us to higher expectations and nudged us into that next phase of the tween years. I also have very fond memories of a high school teacher, Mr. Destache, I had for both AP Statistics and my programming classes. 

[Kai Krause]

I often think back to the many teachers who played a significant role in my life. They always encouraged me and believed in my potential, which made a lasting impact on my journey. It's a shame that we no longer have contact, as their guidance and support were invaluable. I cherish those memories and hope to reconnect someday to express my gratitude for their influence.

[Vronik]

Hello to all

My favorite teacher was the math teacher, she was an exceptional person, empathetic and an excellent professional.
Today after 40 years we are still in contact by Whatsapp because she lives in the US and I live in Europe, we talk every week and I have so many wonderful memories of her
She is part of my life and of course I have indelible memories and experiences that will stay with me forever.

Regards

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

Thanks for your memories!

[Susan Waldrip]

I don't have one favorite (which is great to be able to say!). The two teachers who made a huge difference in my formative years were Mrs. Araggio, my pre- and kindergarten teacher, and Miss Poole, my first grade teacher.

Mrs. Araggio instilled in me a love of learning and set me on a path that changed my life, and I'll forever be grateful. She would play classical music while we had break time or during an art activity and ask us to listen to certain passages or instruments and tell us what was going on in the music. We learned French, addition and subtraction and just started on simple multiplication at the end of my kindergarten year. There was a chest full of musical instruments and we'd all march around the room while playing them to music. We went outside to learn and write about flowers, insects, plants, etc. And although you could never do this now for insurance purposes, I remember she would tell us to stand up on our chairs and reach for the stars, always reach for the stars. She was amazing!

So when I went to first grade in public school, you can imagine I'd been exposed to and taught a lot of things the other kids were only getting ready to learn, and Miss Poole fought the administration to get me into higher-level reading and math classes. That wasn't easy in the '60s, she almost lost her job. Again, I have so much gratitude for her and still consider her a role model.

Thanks @Kristján Geir Mathiesen , great trip down memory lane!