My Best Teacher Award

Thinking back to the thirteen years I spent in grade school preparing myself for college its hard to pick out one teacher than I would consider “my best teacher.” There are always teachers that stand out for some reason or another, whether it maybe because of their personality, field trips they go on, or all the holiday party fun had in their class. However, the teacher that that I chose deserving of the “My Best Teacher” award I still remember because of the care she showed to each of her students through her personality, the field trips she took us on, and the all the fun had in her class. This teacher is my first grade teacher, Mrs. Hunter. I moved to my hometown Riverview, Michigan, right before I entered the first grade. Going into my first year of school knowing no one was very scary, yet Mrs. Hunter made me feel like I fit right in. She treated our class like we were apart of her family, which in turn made everyone feel at home and get along without the usual school cliques. One of the most memorable times in Mrs. Hunter’s class was when she took the entire class on a field trip to her house and really showed us who she was and how much she care about her students and the people they really are. Even when it came to dressing up for our Halloween party, she dressed up and went all out, where as most teachers do not even feel the need to dress up. Looking back now I can see how much she really cared for all of us and to this day I can see her somewhere and she will remember exactly who I am like I was just in her class. Going from by best teacher back in elementary school, to my most effective teacher I would have to definitely chose a teacher that had an effect on the rest of my life. The most effective teacher I have ever had was my eleventh and twelfth grade chemistry teacher, Mrs. Smith. I can honestly say that she was the most effective teacher because I chose to be a science major in the elementary education field because of her. She made chemistry, a boring and difficult subject to most people, fun and interesting. Mrs. Smith knew what it was like to be a high school student and could relate to all of us, which showed through her teaching. Chemistry became much easier to understand and figure out when she would sit down with you and make sure that every concept being taught was being understood by each individual. She cared whether or not each student got the material and could do the work on their own. Instead of just doing experiments just to simply exaggerate what was being taught, she would think of very hands on experiments that were fun and interesting, such as making bouncy balls and tie dying t-shirts. It was very easy to see that Mrs. Smith loved what she was doing and that love transferred over to the students too. Both of these teachers have many of the same qualities which is the reasoning behind why I chose both of them. The way they showed their love for teaching and their love for their students through their teaching has gradually made me want to become a teacher. I now see the difference they have made in my life which in turn makes me want to do the same for others. The love of what your doing transfers into other which inspires them to do better. Through this I have found that there are many very good teachers throughout my life but having many teachers that were effective in their teachings are very slim. Mrs. Smith was a one in a million teacher who made me want to learn more and share how exciting science can be with others. I still today remember what she has taught me whereas most teacher taught me to remember everything just long enough to take the test.