Throughout a
student’s educational life, he or she has to deal with many things; friends,
sports, extracurricular activities, and of course, teachers. Teachers can be the
bane of your existence, they can make your day 10 times better, or they are just plain average. One of my favorite teachers I’ve had so far is my eighth
grade English and History teacher, Mr. Hanks.
Mr. Hanks is admired by most, if
not all, of the students who attend his class. He’s a great teacher, a fun
loving guy, and most of all, a good friend to have. Whenever he teaches history
class, he will put emotion and emphasis in the lessons. He constantly moves
around the room and sways his arms as he teaches you what you need to know for
the next test. Every week, usually after a test or quiz, we play a game of
“volleyball,” which is where a beach ball is thrown into the middle of the
classroom and our job is to pass it around before it hits the ground. My class
currently has the all-time record of around 300.
If the class is behaving, he’ll
take us to lunch every other Wednesday to either Subway or Wendy’s. If we are a
responsible class for the whole week, he’ll take us to Hoagie’s which is a delicious
philly cheesesteak restaurant down the street from the school. Whenever he
takes us to Hoagie’s, usually once a month, we do not have to go to the next
period, which is study hall in homeroom.
Like I said, Mr. Hanks is an
awesome teacher, but he can get angry like every other teacher. If the class is
told to quiet down but keeps talking after being told several times, he gets
mad and give us extra homework. This only happened in the beginning of the
school year; towards the end we listened to him more.
Mr. Hanks still works at my old
school (Hueneme Christian) and loves what he does. I am not sure how long he
plans to keep working there, but for the sake of other students, I hope he
keeps his job as a teacher. I personally believe that it is his calling.
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