We all have our favorite moments. It may be when you won a Little League trophy or got straight A’s. No matter how old you get, you will always have those moments that will put a smile on your face.

At the start of the year, it’s common to hear teachers talking about prior classes and students, sharing how much they enjoyed a group that you’ll probably never know.

“My favorite memory as a teacher is [when] one year, at the end of the year, I gave my students a social studies project,” said Mrs. Harris. “And I said that they had to make…something.  It was very open ended. They could do a Powerpoint. They could make a model of anything that we studied in Social Studies.”

“So we studied a lot of Medieval History in 7th grade and this student took it upon himself to create a Powerpoint, but also come dressed up as a knight and taught us all. He acted like we were his soldiers and he was preparing us to seize a castle. His presentation and his project were all about how we would do that. What kids would be doing what. What kids would take over what part of the castle. How we would fight people,” said Mrs. Harris.

“Everybody had a lot of fun with it and he made me the teacher part of it so I [could] even participate. Would I like to relive it? Totally, because it was so out of the blue. It was really fun and our whole class had a good time with it and we did learn something very valuable.”

Our next story is told by Mrs. Guerra.

“My favorite memory as a teacher was being able to teach my 2004-2005 1st/2nd grade class again in 6th grade,” said Mrs. Guerra. “ These students were instrumental in the beginning of my journey and I was lucky to have them continue to be a part of my journey in education. Having those kids from second grade in sixth grade was an awesome experience as a teacher to see how they had changed.”

“I remember in 2nd grade we were doing things on learning about the season of fall and learning about the colors of leaves. In 6th grade the rigor was more and I was teaching them how to write and working with civilizations and just to see how they changed was an exciting experience to see. I would love to relive it because those kids always will hold a special place in my heart. We have that special connection and as I do with many of my other classes and my other students.” said Guerra.

Eighth grade teacher Mrs. Gossage also had much to say.

Mrs. Gossage said, “A few years ago, I had a student in my class who had cerebral palsy. Everything was a struggle for him–walking, writing, talking, but he had a great attitude. He was always positive and outgoing. At 8th grade promotion, we ask the audience to hold their applause until after we read the whole class of names. But, when his name was called, he stood up and raised his fists, and my whole homeroom class started clapping and cheering for him. This was one of my favorite moments as a teacher–I was so proud of his tenacity and spirit, and I was so blown away by the love the rest of my kids showed for this guy. It’s the only time I’ve ever cried at promotion. It took me a minute to pull it back together,” said Mrs. Gossage

“Oh, heck yeah [I would relive this moment]–over and over, if I could,” said Mrs. Gossage

So there you have it! Teachers are just like you. They may act like they are pure business, but they can still have fun on the job, and always feel proud of their students.