As a new batch of graduates leaves school — and many school memories — behind, eight women recall exceptional educators who touched their lives forever. ,Some teachers’ lessons last forever ,As a new batch of graduates leaves school — and many school memories — behind, eight women recall exceptional educators who touched their lives forever
“#1Graduate” balloons are soaring in the air valedictorians are nervously squeaking out their speeches students are bidding a final farewell to the battered linoleum hallways of their school. Much of what occurred in those buildings will be forgotten but some teachers touched their students so deeply that the impact of their actions will reverberate forever. Eight women applaud their devoted educators.
There’s a story told about an elderly man who approached 19th-century poet and artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti for his opinion on a number of art sketches. Rossetti gently informed the man that they showed very little talent. The man then pulled out a second batch this one he informed the artist from a young art student.
Rossetti gushed over the new set claiming that the youth who drew them had great potential. “Are they your son’s?” he asked.
The elderly man sighed and said “Those drawings are mine — drawn 40 years ago. If only I’d heard your encouragement back then! I gave up too soon.”
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