My teaching hero is definitely my sixth grade teacher, Mrs. Simmons. She was my home room teacher and she also taught Social Studies. I was never very good at reading when I was in elementary school and I'm still not good at math. I also, struggled with science. Honestly, I got lucky having Mrs. Simmons cause Social Studies was my thing. It was tangible to me. I loved learning about the past and about our society and how its come to be what it is (was). We learned about so many different eras and times. It was the first time I was learning about some of these huge influences in our world's history.
The subject matter was great, but it didn't hurt that Mrs. Simmons was an amazing teacher. She is actually one of the reasons why I wanted to become a teacher. Her knowledge was inspiring to me. She loves her subject and her passion would show through her teaching. I've gone back to her classes to volunteer and observe and she still has that passion. After all the years she's taught basically the same subjects she still revels in what she's teaching. She has really inspired me to want to learn and to want to be knowledgeable about whatever I can be. This doesn't just affect the way she teaches, it changes the entire atmosphere of her class. It's fun and exciting and you know kids want to be there, at least the majority. I'm really grateful that I had such a great example of teaching when I was at such an impressionable age. Thank you, Mrs. Simmons!
