My Inspiration ♥

A teacher that has had a really great impact on me is Mrs Baumgartener, who is the social worker in the high school. When I was having problems at home, she was always a great person to talk to and she definitely has the capability to help anyone through any situation no matter how bad you think it may be. She is very easy to talk to, which is a great quality to have. I think she is amazing at her job and I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels this way about her. She has influenced me to also pursue a career as a social worker. Another teacher who has had a very big impact me is Mr. Kozub, who was a former physical education teacher in the intermediate school. Throughout my years of having him as a teacher, he always wanted to put down the fact that I was a cheerleader, saying it wasn’t a sport. He kept telling me that I should be a runner, like cross country and track. I was always a slacker in gym and running was far from my thing. The more and more he put the idea in my head, the more I participated in gym and actually tried. I even cut three minutes off my time in the mile within a matter of a couple months. He retired not long after I started middle school and once my seventh grade year came around and I was able to participate in modified sports, I tried cross country. It was not easy running for miles and miles without stopping but throughout the season I got used to it. When he came back for a big race at the school, he was proud to see that I was finally a runner. I continued running track and cross country into high school but had to stop after my freshman year due to injuries.