Vicki D.

I used to struggle in school with C and D grades. Then a high school teacher influenced this deficit by showing me areas of learning where I was already strong. She helped me make little corrections mostly by her role model of listening, of caring, and of valuing me as a person. In one year, all my grades rose to As and Bs. It was because of her that I later became passionate about teaching. I went on to teach middle and high school English and Speech, grades 7-12, for 12 years. In b…