Which teacher genuinely changed the trajectory of your life? Positively or negatively.

Negativity, unfornuantly my year six teacher said in front of the class, "wow I can't believe it's taken me this long to realise you're actually smart" Ever since then I assume people think I'm an idiot. 

I've taken time to reflect, and I have come to the knowledge that like she was probably a one-off fluke, but she kind of permanently destroyed my self-esteem. At least for a few years. 

Mine was a Marriage and Family Living teacher, Mrs. Em. She respected us kids and in turn we all though she was the coolest thing ever. She had a great sense of humor and wasn't afraid to show it. I still remember her fondly. :)

i had a teacher once which i didn't really think much of

she was a lovely teacher,, but i never really had any sort of special connection with her

I don't really know why,, but suddenly one day she pulled me aside during the end of a class

and she asked me if i was doing okay

Just thinking abbout it makes me a little emotional

Because at the time i was very genuinely struggling,, and felt that my very existence was a burden

at the time i felt like there really was no hope, and it was useless trying to find anyone to confide in

She offered me help,, told me about school counseling services and how to register etc etc, and tbh it really didn't do much for me but I very much still appreciated that she did offer to help me.

I really appreciate that teacher,, for helping me realize that it really was doing nothing for myself to ignore my burdens,, and for giving me that hope,, that I was not simply a lost case.

I'm rlly glad I was able to encounter supportive teachers like that

her name was Mary. she was a teacher at this sort of homeschool collective i was at all through middle & high school, i learned from her for a while. because she taught all the sciences, and then she was my math tutor. she always accommodated my learning disabilities, and my hyperfixations/special interests. i was so bad at math, but she taught me with city planning when i was in my city planning phase, and puzzles & games the rest of the time, because i love puzzles & games. and it was her science classes - i took marine biology, for instance, in middle school - that got me interested in the ocean, in the intricacies of life. i loved her. still kinda do. her memory still inspires me (she ain't dead, i just haven't seen her in a while).