Personal Narrative: My Third-Grade Teacher At Westlake High School

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I had you as my third-grade teacher in 2007/2008. I just doubted my math, it doesn’t feel that long ago. I absolutely loved your class! I still have those multiplication songs playing in my head and I’m taking AP Statistics this year. Being that this is my final year at Westlake High School, I have just started sending in college applications. Today someone saw this thing I made in front of Cisco’s for the Conejo Valley Rams Club and they asked me if I would be willing to teach an art class to their 3rd-grade class. I couldn’t turn down the opportunity, so I said yes. She told me to pick a theme to focus the drawings on and I am completely clueless on where to start. I figured who better to ask than they best 3rd-grade teacher at WLE? Do you

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