My favorite teacher in high school was Mrs. Montoya. She taught the business course for upperclassmen.
She was firm but fair. She was kind yet challenging.
She gave me grace when I didn't deserve it because she saw something in me I didn't yet know was there.
She opened doors for me to opportunities of a lifetime. She helped me land a position at Intel. I was a 17-year-old with a job at a Fortune 100 company. That still boggles my mind.
She took a slacker who was king of doing the bare minimum and convinced me to join the Business Professionals of America and go to the local and state competitions. I took 5th place in the state for web design.
She worked as hard on our projects as we did. I remember groups of us arranging project papers on her coffee table while she fed her family in the kitchen, tossing helpful advice to us as needed.
She cared more than she needed to. She did more than any reasonable person would ask.
And she loved it.
My mom is a teacher, at least for today. She's retiring, and today is her last day.
She's left her mark on countless of kids over the decades. Kids with promise; kids with problems.
I'm proud to know she is someone's Mrs. Montoya.
A lot of someones.
Congratulations, Mom.
Who's left a mark on you?
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Passing the Test
I don't miss college. Or taking tests for professional certifications. Or anything related to school at all.
I come from a family of teachers. Aunts, uncles, grandparents, siblings and my mom - all have taught and served the children. And I believe that the children are our future.
Unlike Tyler Tarver, I would make a horrible teacher. I have no patience, and even less knowledge.
So I thought it would be fun to give a test here on the blog to my many fine reader, singular. No cheating, Mom.
1. When I plug a brand new KVM switch in and the video works, but not the keyboard and mouse, I:
a. control the screen w/ my mind.
b. find an old joystick to see if that'll work.
c. ask a geek.
d. cry.
2. The square toot of 81 is 9, but Martha is 4 years younger than her oldest child on her paternal mother's side and the train hasn't left yet. What is the lowest common denominator?
a. False.
b. Not false.
c. Calculator!
3. If all was Quiet on the Western Front, why did Johnny need a gun? Please explain.
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a. Wrong.
Would you make a good teacher?
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I come from a family of teachers. Aunts, uncles, grandparents, siblings and my mom - all have taught and served the children. And I believe that the children are our future.
Unlike Tyler Tarver, I would make a horrible teacher. I have no patience, and even less knowledge.
So I thought it would be fun to give a test here on the blog to my many fine reader, singular. No cheating, Mom.
1. When I plug a brand new KVM switch in and the video works, but not the keyboard and mouse, I:
a. control the screen w/ my mind.
b. find an old joystick to see if that'll work.
c. ask a geek.
d. cry.
2. The square toot of 81 is 9, but Martha is 4 years younger than her oldest child on her paternal mother's side and the train hasn't left yet. What is the lowest common denominator?
a. False.
b. Not false.
c. Calculator!
3. If all was Quiet on the Western Front, why did Johnny need a gun? Please explain.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
a. Wrong.
Would you make a good teacher?
.
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