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Bob Weiss, A E Stevenson High School

Bob Weiss, A E Stevenson High School

by TeacherLove on Monday Dec. 5th in A E Stevenson High School, Bronx, Browse by State/City, New Yok

Mr. Bob Weiss was perhaps the most influential person in my life. He taught science in a way that made it both amazing and fun for every student. He was also the funniest guy I had ever met up to that point in life.

Because of his warmth, and dedication to his students and profession, I decided then that I would become a biology teacher when I grew up.

Later, when I entered the profession, I had the great fortune to work with my idol for five years until he retired.

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Dan Shepard, Westminster High School

Dan Shepard, Westminster High School

by TeacherLove on Thursday Oct. 13th in Browse by State/City, California, Westminster, Westminster High School

Mr. Shepard was always an inspiration to me, as a young adult as well as his biology student. I was always interested in science, and grew up taking gifted education classes all my life, but it wasn’t until Mr. Shepard taught me biology that I truly wanted to become a science educator.

He was the sort of teacher that had a huge library of non-fiction and science books; kept snakes, turtles, and fish in tanks along the lab classroom shelves; and was always found spending countless hours after school tutoring struggling students or just going out of his way to spend his personal time and money on setting up fun activities for our class. Some students thought he was too hard, too demanding, too strict, etc., but I thought he had just the right balance of firm and fair. I always received respect from Mr. Shepard, and that made me respect him even more.

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Ms. Kelly Cameron, Columbia River High School

Ms. Kelly Cameron, Columbia River High School

by TeacherLove on Wednesday Oct. 5th in Columbia River High School, Vancouver, Washington

Firm and fair is the phrase I would describe my high school biology teacher, Mrs. Cameron. As my 9th, 11th, and 12th grade teacher, Mrs. Cameron saw the beginnings and endings of my high school experience. She was my senior project advisor, took me to research competitions, and wrote me countless letters of recommendations, at least an oak tree’s worth of paper.

What I appreciate about Mrs. Cameron was that she was firm and fair. Since day one, Mrs. Cameron held our class to high expectations, and would not release for those three years. What made her relentless discipline valuable, however, was that she would not flaunt her discipline, providing reasoning for why it was important. She simply showed through her instruction, her tutoring, and her offering herself as an advisor, that she would hold us to high expectations, and ensure that we achieve those goals.

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