Commemorative Speech On Charlotte Sumano

Kind, generous, loving, smart, and cool. These are nouns that best describe a person who has made an impact in my life since the day I met her 25 years ago. However, these nouns do not do this person enough justice. She is also amazing, patient, understanding, inspiring, genuine, and sweet, not only as my elementary school teacher but also as a person. She is above all these things an original. She made learning fun and taught me to love what I do and to love those around me. Now, I have had many teachers and educators throughout my career as a student, and as an athlete and while many have been able spark a certain memory with fondness, none have come close the light that is my fifth grade teacher and godmother, Mrs. Charlotte Sumano. I am confident for many of us can recall particular …show more content…
Mrs. Charlotte Sumano is the true definition of compassion not just as an educator but also as a human being. I would like to take this opportunity to share with you a particular instance of why Mrs. Sumano means so much to me. Charlotte Sumano taught me by her example of compassion. Every morning before I walked into room number 608 at James Monroe Elementary, inside the walls adorned with books, maps, and completed activities that she hung proudly for display, with cages that housed a plethora of animals and critters, like an iguana, a white rabbit, a snake, tarantulas and my favorite of them all, scorpions. She loved her animals so! And there by the door, stood the most wonderful person I have ever met. Greeting all of her 22 children, that is what she would call us, with an inviting smile and with great affection. The hours of learning with her were like being at your favorite aunt’s house. She treated and loved every one alike. She never showed or expressed prejudice with any child or adult. It is because of her I learned that although there were nice people in this world, there was also mean and unfair one as