Personal Statement: Teacher Hall Of Shame

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Teacher Hall of Shame Have you ever had a teacher that made you feel worthless? What about someone who didn’t care about your education? Or even someone who takes pride in failing you? Well I have encountered many teachers who have made me feel this way. It takes a special person to teach kids and care about what they learn and how well they do in you class. I encountered this person my sophomore year of college, she made me want to drop out of school. This professors name was Dr. Joy; she was an English professor at Reinhardt university. While in this class I felt like nothing was possible. No matter how much I studied I was still going to fail. We had a quiz every day, if we had class we had a quiz. I attended study sessions with another

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