There are a couple of teachers I have had without whose influence I would not be as happy with who I am.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I just want to make a point that it's not just great teachers that sometimes shape your life. Sometimes it's the absence of great teachers that shapes your life and being ignored can be just as good for a person as being lauded.
I had many good teachers, but only three of them were school teachers.
I had a number of teachers who hated me. I didn't do well in school.
I had many teachers that were great, positive role models and taught me to be a good person and stand up and be a good man. A lot of the principals they taught me still affect how I act sometimes and it's 30 years later.
I've had teachers that inspired me, yes. I think teachers play a really important role in people's lives. I had one teacher in particular who helped me through high school and really instilled a confidence in me by just holding me up to a standard I wasn't holding myself up to.
Teachers are expendable, overworked, underpaid, and many times disrespected by students, parents and higher-ups. Nonetheless, these teachers still show up because there are some who are teachers indeed.
I was very lucky in that I had a couple of teachers who were particularly supportive.
I've been lucky because I've had wonderful teachers along the way who have nurtured and pushed me to the next level.
The best teachers that I had were always the ones I never wanted to disappoint.
My current mantra is that sometimes we need teachers in our lives. I never had that in my life, parents and stuff like that; I tried to stay on the outside of them or anybody that had that kind of influence.