Talleda This note, eighteen-years old, composed of seemingly insignificant letters penned long ago, tells me of one of the biggest reasons I am who I am today. A teacher cared enough to shape me, to train me, to lift me higher than my little mind could then understand. And now, eighteen years later, I stand and see the person I hope to become—a role model, a light, a guide, a teacher to the youth. I will soon be taking over Mrs. Blasjo’s ELA classroom periods for a period of five weeks as I train to become that teacher I hope to be. I understand that, by implicit connection, in entrusting your child to her teaching, you are now, by extension, entrusting your child to me. I feel with great awe the responsibility that is soon to be laid on me, in the shaping of your child’s mind and heart, especially as I learn what it will take to become that guide and role model to the youth that I aspire to be. I can only thank you for giving me this opportunity to not only sharpen my teaching craft but also to grow as a teacher and, ultimately, as a learner with your children, who have already welcomed me into their class. Looking forward to a wonderfully shaping quarter with you, Mr.
Talleda This note, eighteen-years old, composed of seemingly insignificant letters penned long ago, tells me of one of the biggest reasons I am who I am today. A teacher cared enough to shape me, to train me, to lift me higher than my little mind could then understand. And now, eighteen years later, I stand and see the person I hope to become—a role model, a light, a guide, a teacher to the youth. I will soon be taking over Mrs. Blasjo’s ELA classroom periods for a period of five weeks as I train to become that teacher I hope to be. I understand that, by implicit connection, in entrusting your child to her teaching, you are now, by extension, entrusting your child to me. I feel with great awe the responsibility that is soon to be laid on me, in the shaping of your child’s mind and heart, especially as I learn what it will take to become that guide and role model to the youth that I aspire to be. I can only thank you for giving me this opportunity to not only sharpen my teaching craft but also to grow as a teacher and, ultimately, as a learner with your children, who have already welcomed me into their class. Looking forward to a wonderfully shaping quarter with you, Mr.