I'm indebted to the teachers who shaped me - from the Sisters of St. Joseph at St. Croix Catholic elementary to the monks of St. John's in Minnesota to my professors at Georgetown.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There are a couple of teachers I have had without whose influence I would not be as happy with who I am.
My elementary education was at Christ Church infant school and St. Stephen's junior school. At St. Stephen's, I encountered my first real mentor, the headmaster Mr. Broakes. He must have spotted something unusual in me, for he spent lots of time encouraging my interest in mathematics.
I was educated by monks - I thank them dearly for the education they gave me, but I am no longer a Catholic.
I didn't have a teacher like Sister Mary Ignatius.
The great benefactors of individuals and of communities are the enlightened educators: the wise-teaching, mental and moral instructors and exemplars of our times.
I don't envy my teachers. I used to preach to them.
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.
I remember teachers who really singled me out for their discouragement.
Nearly everyone I met, worked with, or read about was my teacher, one way or another.
Spiritual teachers and artists that have opened the eye of wisdom for the world, and visionary community builders, have influenced my work.
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