自分に影響を与えた先生は誰ですか？

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This week’s question:

Whether it was in pre-school, elementary school, junior high school, senior high school or university, who was your favorite teacher? What subject did they teach and what impact did they have on your life?

My answer:

I have had many good teachers in my life but there are a few that really stand out. The first was Ms. Woog, my kindergarten teacher. She was always cheerful and exciting and she always made me feel safe. I will always remember one day when my dog “Noche” followed me to school. When I told Noche to go home, he didn’t listen to me, he only wagged his tail. So when Ms. Woog saw me, she let me take Noche inside to play with the students. Then she called my mother and asked her to pick Noche up. So, my class got to play with my dog until my mother picked him up. I thought that was really cool when I was 5 and a half years old.

When I was in 4th grade elementary student, Mrs. Doreau taught me about weather, geography and physical science. She always made her classes fun and exciting. I didn’t know I was learning—I thought I was just having fun—what a great teacher! To this day, I still can look up at the the sky and identify what kind of clouds I am looking at, all thanks to her.

Next, is my Mr. Callanan, one of my high school English literature teachers. He taught me about Shakespeare, Greek tragedies, and the power of the English language. He was always passionate about English and even more passionate about his students.

And finally, when I was 20 years old and somewhat directionless in university, spending more time partying and having fun with my friends, I met Professor Keen. And soon after I met Professor Keen, my life changed. After looking at my grades and hearing my story, he frankly told me that I had to stop having so much fun and start working harder. He taught me to focus on what was beyond the textbooks and to focus on what I was passionate about. He taught me more about life than science and for that I will be eternally grateful.

How about you? Who were some of your favorite teachers and what did they teach you?

I will look forward to hearing from you.

Be well,

Keith//

This week's vocabularies:

subject
（教科の）科目

impact
影響を与える

stand out
目立つ/印象に強く残る

kindergarten
幼稚園

wag his tail
しっぽを振る

weather
天気

geography
地理学

physical science
自然科学

identify
見分ける

clouds
雲

all thanks to her
全ては彼女のおかげ

Shakespeare
シェークスピア

Greek tragedies
ギリシャ悲劇

directionless
目標がない

partying
パーティに行く

grades
成績

frankly
率直に

beyond the textbooks
教科書に書いてある内容を越えて

eternally grateful
永遠に感謝する