PROMPT: Think of a teacher, relative, or adult whom you respect and want to impress. What is it about that person that makes you want to do well for them?
Someone I respect and want to impress is my Algebra 2 teacher, Mr. Tilton. I had him sophomore year and he ended up being my favorite math teacher so far. I feel the need to impress him for the basic fact that it was hard to do so. He always gave praise when we did well, but there were only a few times when we could tell that he was truly impressed. I don’t have him for a teacher anymore, but I still feel the same way. My friend Kellie is in his class now, and one day I had been talking to her about imaginary numbers, something they hadn’t learned yet. When Mr. Tilton asked her class if anybody knew what an imaginary number was, Kellie was the only one who knew, and she told him she learned it from me. She told me that he said that he was impressed, and that if she ever needed help in his class she should come to me because I had done really well. When Kellie told me this, it made me feel really good and proud. Even though I don’t have a class with him anymore, I still respect Mr. Tilton and I still want to impress him.
