Nearly a decade after leaving teaching, I was surfing the net; I googled my name, and lo and behold, this is what I found on the last page of dozens of pages of cites about "Peter Stinson":
8. Who/what was your favorite teacher in school and why?
This is a very difficult question because I had a lot of great teachers. I would have to say Peter Stinson from Wyoming Seminary. He was an English teacher for my 11th and 12th grade classes in various subjects. Basically, I was rapidly dying because of my hatred of life from public school and I acted out quite a bit. One thing he did was instead of writing me off, he took the time to emphasize my positive traits and to try to get me to believe in myself. I won't say that he performed a miracle and made me completely adjusted, but he did get me to actually start not hating, if not enjoying life. I feel that he is the reason that I became so interested in writing.
Ever wonder if what you do is worthwhile? I've always said you can't tell how you are as a parent until you meet your grandchildren. Same thing goes for teaching: want to know how good you are, what sort of an impact you've actually made? Well, you need to wait around a while.
Did I make a difference? Well, maybe here with this former student. Overall, I'd say it was a decent six-year run. I'm looking forward to another opportunity to serve in an independent school.
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