In life we meet people that cause great impact, whether it be negative or positive.
Some of the people cause such a great impact that it causes us to remember them
forever.
Last week when my English teacher Mrs. Caffey told us that our next blog was
to be written about someone that we have met in high school that has made an
amazing impact on our lives; I had no clue who I was going to write about. Not
because there is no one that has made an impact on my life in my high school career,
but because there are so many people that have made an impact and I just
couldn't decide which one to choose!
However, I finally decided who I want to write about, Mrs. Caffey!
I never really knew Mrs. Caffey freshman or sophomore year. I knew of her
but I had never really spoken to her. When signing up for classes at the end of
sophomore year I decided that I wanted to take AP English with Mrs. Caffey. I
had heard such great things about her so I was very excited to take her class
the next year.
The first day of school junior year, the very first hour of my school day, I
knew that my decision to take Mrs. Caffey's Junior AP English was not a
mistake.
Throughout the course of my last two years of high school, Mrs. Caffey has
taught me more than anyone has ever taught me in my entire life. A lot of what
she has taught me has nothing to do with English but it is these things that
she has taught me that have made me who I am today.
Mrs. Caffey has allowed an outlet for not only me, but the other AP English
students that take her classes, to be creative, to ask questions some other
teachers would be upset if students were to ask them, she has allowed us to
challenge her ideas and we have allowed her to challenge ours, we have learned
life lessons that will take us far in our futures, we have learned commas (more
than once), we have learned that our words can really hurt people, we have
learned so many amazingly beautiful things that I think most people never get
to learn.
Sometimes I wish that I could get inside her head and think the way she does
because I have never met someone with such a beautiful outlook on life while
living such a hectic life. She deals with high school students, she grades
crazy amounts of papers, she mentors and helps students that need it, and she
deals with all of our cry baby excuses and sometimes even gives us another
chance!
To me, Mrs. Caffey is Super Woman, saving the world one AP English student
at a time.
Agreed!! Mrs. Caffey is one of the most influential and inspiring people that I have ever been blessed to know, as well! When we think of the teachers that we have had throughout the course of our schooling, we mostly think of the boring ones who simply stand in front of the class and lecture for a good forty-five minutes. This is not Mrs. Caffey. She allows for us to freely express our creative desires, and does all she does without judgment. I know that she has touched more lives than she gives herself credit for, so thank you for sharing this with her and us! Love you!
ReplyDelete- Kylie K.
I've got to admit, going into Mrs. Caffey's class was probably the most stressful thing I had dealt with this year. I went into her class worried I would have an insanely difficult time simply due to my rather non-typical way of thinking. But I've definitely found her to be an awesome instructor! While we may not share ideologies, she allowed me to present my thoughts without judgement, something really hard to come by these days, and has pushed me to create better arguments when presenting said thoughts. I owe her my ability to communicate the way I do today!
ReplyDeleteI completely agree! This is my first & last year taking Mrs. Caffey's class and I LOVE IT! She has made me look at life in a different point of view. She has an amazing personality and it's easy to connect with her. I'm saddened that I will only have her one-year, it would have been great to have been with her another year. I love that she is so interested in her student’s lives and wants them to be great in the future. She sees that we can do a lot more than we think. I remember I was completely afraid to be in her class but now, it's one of my favorites (: thanks for sharing tucker.
ReplyDelete-Thank you Mrs. Caffey for giving us your time, you’re an amazing teacher! (: