Chapter 2: Passing The Torch: The Legacy of Inspirational Teachers

When I think back to the teachers of my youth, one of the things that strikes me is how vivid they remain to me. I turned fifty this year, and I still remember the teachers I had 35, 40, even 45 years ago, along with specific events I experienced in relation to them. This illustrates, I think, how deep the impressions are that teachers leave on us. They are iconic figures of our childhood, larger than life. For better and worse, they play a large role in shaping the kinds of adults we wish to be, and the kinds of adults we become.