Teachers Rock! 
To kick off the Campaign for the Common Good, and celebrate the teachers who rock, we're inviting people of all ages to share a story about a teacher who changed their life.
To read about teachers who have made a difference for someone in your area, click the icons on the map below. Below the map, you can also browse all the stories.
When I was a sophomore in high school, my history teacher, Mr. Reynolds, offered significant extra credit to students who volunteered on political campaigns. He assigned us to read the platforms of several political parties to figure out which one we most identified with. It was during the election period where Al… Read More »
The summer after my sophomore year in high school my Dad was killed in an accident. This was of course a huge shock to everyone and at 15 was very difficult for me to deal with. We were in the middle of our softball season and my coach, Denny Johnson, North Scott… Read More »
I am 22 years old and about to graduate from college with a bachelor's degree in Family Services. I have gone through many teachers and professors throughout my years of schooling and, I must admit, only a few were able to truly impact my life in the long run. These teachers did… Read More »
<"}Mr. Larry Geldbach always cared about his students on a personal level and looked out for their best interests. I was fortunate enough to be on the receiving end of his compassion. During my sophomore year, I took Drivers Education and Mr. Geldbach was the instructor. He must have done a great…
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<"}Mr. Charles Cook, a teacher of Auto Body from a technical school displayed to me verbally and through his body language and overall kindness and compassion that I was not only excelling at what I was doing in school but that he believed in me and that I would most definitely succeed…
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<"}In my sophomore year in high school, my math teacher was Sr. Margaret Mary. She was a tough nun, but she encouraged me in math. This was the 70s and women weren't in a lot of technical fields. Because of her encouragement in using my math skills, I pursued a degree in…
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<"}Ma belle professuer de francaise, Madame Trottier. Nous avons lu "L'Ecole des Femmes"en ecole secondaire(?SP)..aussi Dante's Inferno(en francaise)..je me souviens que j'ai reveiller en francais. Quelle langue belle...(Pardonnez-moi si ce n'est pas parfait. je suis vielle maintenant et sans oppurtunites de pratiquer.)--Marthe
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sp;"}I graduated high school in 1973 and often think about my "Mr. Holland"...the teacher who believed in each one of his art students to reach their greatest potential. His real name is Ken Hoover who taught art classes at L'Anse Creuse High School in Michigan until his retirement. If there is one…
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sp;"}My first grade teacher turned me on to learning. She kept encouraging me through reading word lists and through challenging vocabulary stories to not only read--but to read things that would make me want to learn more and more. Today I have that thirst for learning still--and I'm 58. I don't just…
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