Teacher Appreciation

Whenever I think of my fifth-grade teacher, I think of learning to love reading -- a love that led me to want to write. Mr. Spathe always read us stories at the end of the school day. He kept us mesmerized, illustrating every detail and movement with his voice and his gestures, helping the story come alive. I ...

In high school most students just want to get it over with. Some will fail, others will go on to receive academic scholarships; then there was me. I had a semi interest in my new high school. I was the new kid, newly relocated from Anchorage, AK, to Goldsboro NC. Talk about culture shock! ...