The Power of Teachers

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Lianeth Debesa

Professor de la Vega

English composition II

24 January 2015

Growing up, we have all come across a specific teacher who made his imprints on us in some way or another. Educators who mold us and help us get to where we are today. Thinking thoroughly at my younger school years, there has been one teacher who has made an impact in my life more than any other. Her name was Mrs. Hudgons. Mrs. Hudgons was my fourth grade teacher at Emerson Elementary.

I was struggling tremendously in school, and I was behind in comparison to other students. I arrived from Cuba to the United States when I was only three years old. I was very fluent in Spanish and learning a new language took me longer than most kids. Even at ten years old, I could not read or write English correctly. I had never had a teacher who was concern and took the time I needed to teach me these basics. My previous teachers simply turned to speaking to me in Spanish when I seemed to not understand them. This wasn’t beneficial to my learning process. Mrs. Hudgons was different she had a passion for teaching. She challenged me and pushed me out of my comfort zone. She got upside down if it was necessarily but she never chooses the easy way out by telling me in my native language. For that I will always be thankful for. She thought me in a year what no other teacher had in all the past school years combined.

In addition, my grades took a complete 180 turn. I went from previously suffering in academics because of my language to becoming an honor student. Thanks to Mrs. Hudgons who saw something in me I didn’t even see for myself. My weak areas became my strongest. I began to finally understand English. Even later I started to develop a new passion in reading. Ever since fourth grade I’ve received metals for my outstanding qualifications as well as certificates for achieving the highest grades in my class. I was also taken to advance classes quickly after. Mrs. Hudgons helped even at the beginner stage of my career life mold me into whom I am today. Besides helping me academically, she also helped me believe in myself
This is a great factor in being successful.

Last but not least, not only was she my teacher but also someone whom I looked up to. She is someone that up to today I am thankful to have met. I am proud of my academic achievements and I can’t hide that Mrs. Hudgons was a big factor in them. She was a great educator who truly loved her profession. It wasn’t hard to notice she was born to teach. No other teacher has had a greater imprint on me like she has.

To conclude, no one was born learning. It’s through these great people that we have all learned valuable subjects. They mold us and help build us to one day be successful. They teach the future lawyers, doctors and other professionals of the world. I am grateful for having had Mrs. Hudgons as my teacher. She was a great example of all this qualities.