Sometimes A Shining Moment

In the book Sometimes a Shining Moment: Eliot Wiginton had a student

that talked about a teacher who takes time to recognize students as an

individual and not just part of a group. The student went on to say “I had one

particular teacher that I would never forget. Once when the teacher gave back an

essay I found that she had complimented my essay, the topic, and even me.”

I had a teacher that that was just like the teacher that one of the juniors

or seniors had. The teacher that I remember the best was my twelfth grade

English teacher, Mrs. Oehler was a type of teacher that always involved every

one in the class discussion. She took the time to realize me as a individual

and not just a student that showed up for her class every day. Every day when I

went to class I was excited to be their. We never knew what Mrs. Oehler had up

her sleeve, but we knew that we would have a good time.

When I showed up at room 124 on the first day of class I did not know

what to expect. You see I never had Mrs. Oehler in my previous three years of

high school. I thought she would be a nice person to have as teacher, but I

never knew that she would be the best teacher that I ever had. I first noticed

that Mrs. Oehler was a special kind of person when she came over to my desk and

out of the clear blue she asked me about my story I was writing for her class. I

was surprised to here her say “so Matt how do you like you story so far”. She

did not ask any body else in the class, just me. It was those little things

that she did that impressed me. She always made time in class for each and

every one of us to state our opinion about the days topic.

Some days when we were reading a story she would turn it into a

theatrical performance. She always keep us interested in what we were reading,

and turned an ordinary assignment that would of been boring with any other

teacher into a fun and rewarding experience.

We read the Adromenal Strain a story that dealt with a deadly virus

from outer space and the use of the atomic bomb to rid the earth of this deadly

infection. Our class was mixed with different emotions about using the atomic

bomb. We discussed the effects and devastation that the bomb could bring and