Some people have a profound impact on our lives, while remaining utterly unaware.<\/p>\n
In my life, one such person was a certain Miss Earl \u2013 a high school teacher.\u00a0 The impact she had on me was twofold, firstly physical, second, fanning the flames of another passion entirely \u2013 my love of English as a medium for abstract expression.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m likely looking at the past through rose tinted spectacles, but I recall having a monumental crush on a gorgeous, hawk nosed young lady and doing the only thing I could to make a positive impression on her \u2013 putting substantially more effort into English than I did most subjects.\u00a0 I doubt she ever noticed me amongst the pack of uniformed youths traversing her class, namely English Literature.\u00a0 A litany of boys who grew, before her aging eyes, into young men.<\/p>\n
Teachers have a chance at immortality in the hearts of the young people they help shape.\u00a0 Fill your time with students with passion, and be remembered forever.\u00a0 Fill it with rote lessons and be forgotten, cast out of consideration, and without a second thought.<\/p>\n
To all the former, Miss Earl standing high amongst them, thank you!<\/p>\n
To the latter\u2026 I\u2019ve forgotten you, and care not conjure memories of indifference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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