Day 9
The classes that are leaving this year have started handing out their leavers books and naturally, since we are a small school, they want all the teachers to participate and write in their books. For those of you that went to mainstream schools, you may not have had the chance to build a connection with your teachers - and thankfully that wasn't the case with me!
Thinking back to my time in secondary school, I really enjoyed a majority of my lessons. All of them actually, except Maths and Science.. and I still hate both subjects to this day. My favourite of all, you've guessed it, were my English lessons. I had the chance of having the same amazing teacher for 4 years and she managed to not only make me enjoy the subject but inspired my to take my appreciation of good literature into something greater.
Ms Haffner was someone who did her job well, but went above and beyond to ensure we both got amazing grades and enjoyed learning at the same time. Shakespeare became enjoyable, as did poetry and I looked forward to her lessons more than any other. She cared for each of us as individuals and when she would tell us about some of her past experiences, she would light up with the happy memories of the students she had taught in the past whose lives she had changed for the better.
Now that the shoe is on the other foot, I realise just how hard it must have been to do it all. You work long hours, forget about a social or family life and at the end, you develop such a strong bond with the same kids who make you want to tear your hair out. And in then end, what makes it all worth it is that lightbulb moment when they understand something, or that eagerly raised hand that's dying to share what they have written, and those two simple words that just make it all okay at the end of a long day - thank you.
To all my teachers and mentors, and especially to you, Ms Haffner, I thank you for helping me and inspiring me to be someone who can change the life of my students, one word at a time.
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