Response To World History II

Hey Mr. Thompson,

I hope things are going well. I’m sure they are since you don’t have to deal with my stressfulness or Keara’s sarcasticness anymore. I am emailing you because I am finally in the process of applying for scholarships and gathering letters of recommendation for my applications and I immediately thought of you. I enjoyed your class immensely and looking back at all of the teachers and classes I’ve had, World History II sticks out the most to me. When I was struggling you were always willing to help me and didn’t give up on me when things still were not quite clicking. You believed in me and helped me to relax when everything seemed so stressful.You taught me not to stress myself out by worrying about all of the small details and to just do my best. I’ll be honest with you, I don’t remember a lot from my previous classes but I remember a lot of what we studied in World History II. Your passion for teaching and your drive for your students to succeed is apparent in your teaching everyday. I think that’s why the information from your class stuck with me, because your
Remembering dates and who did what and when has never been a skill of mine, but when you have a teacher who is willing to invest their time and effort into their students like you do, it definitely shows. Another thing that I have carried with me from your class is the quote “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail”. This quote has stuck with me and is probably one of my favorite quotes. This quote reminds me of the tremendous importance that being prepared has on what you're trying to accomplish. Being prepared also has helped out greatly with my stress which is an awesome thing because we both know how awful stress can be for me. Thank you for making such a positive impact on my life and thank you for taking the time to consider my request.

If you are swamped and don’t think you’d have time, I completely