How One Teacher Changed My Life

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When is a teacher not only a teacher? When is a friend not merely a friend? When is a special person not just special but a place in your heart?

For me, my math teacher was much more than an instructor: she was a friend, mentor, a patient, caring, compassionate soul always ready to listen and share her wisdom and friendship altruistically. She was a spark. She ignited a fire inside me, a desire to pursue knowledge and excellence.

I have always been an above-average student. School was easy, and I never had to work very hard, meeting the minimum requirements and working no further. Yet I always felt something was missing.

I felt bored and empty until a pivotal point in my life. I learned I might be traveling and studying in a foreign country where mathematics was years beyo...

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