Every Teacher I Have Ever Had
There is a scene at the end of The Rise of Skywalker when new Jedi Rey is supported by the voices of Jedi past. She needs their power, their strength and their inspiration.
I feel the need for this kind of inspiration quite often but I do not reach out to Jedi. I reach out to every teacher I have ever had.
Every. One.
I cannot say I remember all of my teachers’ names. I can say that I did not love each and every teacher I have ever had.
But every teacher had an impact on me. Every teacher helped make me the educator I am.
I am humbled. I am grateful.
Thank you, all.
We never know the influence we have… While culture tends to promulgate the “those who can, do, those who cannot, teach” idiocy, there are hundreds of examples of brilliance and impactful teachers in reality and in pop culture. Every-other-week this year, I will share my brief reflections on Smart People Doing Smart Things be they in literature, in film, in music or in real life. Many will be teachers, but not all. Many will be fictional, but some will be real. All will be inspiring. Welcome to IntelliPop!
