An apple for the teacher!
I’m using the ’52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History’
series authored by Amy Coffin as an aid in starting
my personal history throughout the year.
See the entire challenge on my Examiner.com article. I want to leave my OWN story in my own words so my
posterity will be able to know me a little better. Perhaps you’d like to do the
same.
Here is the beginning of my memories about TEACHERS.
My favorite teacher was my ninth grade English teacher, Mrs. Storvick (Hortense Cornelia Storvick). At the time I thought she was quite eccentric, yet, over time, I have been able to see her great influence in my life. She was an older woman with short, gray hair. She was “all business”, yet seemed to really care about her students.
My favorite teacher was my ninth grade English teacher, Mrs. Storvick (Hortense Cornelia Storvick). At the time I thought she was quite eccentric, yet, over time, I have been able to see her great influence in my life. She was an older woman with short, gray hair. She was “all business”, yet seemed to really care about her students.
I learned a lot about English grammar from Mrs. Storvick. As difficult as the daily exercises were for
me at the time, I’m now a writer/journalist.
She also made sure we all knew about current events and helped us take
an interest in our world. She also
helped me discover my ability to speak in front of others and use expression
when I spoke. This came from memorizing
poems and reading them in front of the class.
They were hard to memorize, and it was somewhat embarrassing to get up
in front of my peers and speak with
expression, but OH what joy I found in poetry. I now write poetry and lyrics and won 1st place last year from the AZ American Mothers for my poem “My Sparrow” and 2nd place in the nation from American Mothers, Inc.
expression, but OH what joy I found in poetry. I now write poetry and lyrics and won 1st place last year from the AZ American Mothers for my poem “My Sparrow” and 2nd place in the nation from American Mothers, Inc.
I believe all teachers can have a far-reaching influence in our
lives. Those who prepare themselves to
share what they know (in a way that impacts their students for good) are among
the unsung heroes of the world.
Who was YOUR favorite teacher and why? Leave your comment below.
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As
founder of Family Tree Quest, people sometimes ask what tools I recommend for
organizing and recording personal and family history. Here are my highest
recommendations.
Heritage Collector Suite- Your
complete Family History Management System (my highest
recommendation) This has everything you need to get your family history clutter into one,
orderly place. Store and retrieve
photos, documents, videos, etc. Create a
PDF for a bound book. Many bonus items
such as storybook and GPS modules.
Personal Historian Software- I love it’s timelines and personal history prompts.
Personal Historian Software- I love it’s timelines and personal history prompts.
Flip-Pal™ mobile scanner – Portable, easy flip-and-scan-technology. You can even scan pictures in the frame or
while they remain in their photo albums!
I sit on the sofa in comfort and scan to my hearts delight.
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