My Teacher Impacted My Life Essay

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Have you ever wanted that certain someone to make a profound impact on your life that you will never forget? A teacher that was willing to go above and beyond to show that they weren 't there to just get paid that they truly cared? An enforcer, not just someone to give the work, but sit there and make sure it gets done in class. Janis Butler is indeed a teacher who impacted my life in high school by going above and beyond to make sure her students had everything they needed, and that they understood the course material. She was a certified teacher beside me helping when work was easy, and she also helped when the work was hard. A caring teacher named Janis Butler made a huge impact on my life. A teacher who was a nurse, tutor, referee, and …show more content…
I was a basketball player and a track participant, I was always afraid my grades would fall, but she always tutored me. She helped me in every way she possibly could and she never gave up on me. One morning I misplaced my notebook that contained my reading assignment for the day and she brought me another one, I left my belt and ID card at home one day when they were checking for them and she gave me one out of her room someone never claimed and a temporary ID. Mrs. Janis would also read my assignment for other courses to make sure they were correct. My eleventh grade year of school, I suffered an illness that affected my physically and emotionally. It caused me to be out of school a lot and miss lots of important information. Mrs. Butler offered to have me come twice a week to catch up on anything I may have missed after school until I was able to come back. Upon my return, I withdrew myself from classes that I was placed in for extra help and started doing the work on my own. I had college on my mind, and knew that I would be able to do anything I set out to do with such …show more content…
Janis for always believing in me when I sometimes doubted myself. Sometimes I would get frustrated with the obstacles that I had to overcome in life. I knew that I had to keep striving for greatness because there is so much that I want to accomplish in life. Mrs. Janis is a teacher that I won 't ever forget. She impacted my life in a great way, and I do not know what I would have done without support and encouragement. Mrs. Janis made me believe that I can do anything that I put my mind to, not only did she tell me that but she put forth action and showed me. When I thought an assignment was hard she assured me that I can get it done if I just take my

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