[ SECRET POST #3657 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3657 ⌋

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Re: Who was your favorite teacher? Why?

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My favorite teacher was Mr. Potter, my long-term substitute teacher in 11th grade American History (he would go on to be hired permanently later on).

My school was a Catholic girls' school. He came in after my original teacher went on maternity leave in November or December, and we had gotten up to the mid-1800s, leaving him to teach us from the Civil War to Reconstruction. He immediately got to work teaching us like we were West Point cadets, and I mean that in the best way -- he lived and breathed history, his lectures were incredibly rich and delivered with edge-of-your-seat gripping storytelling, his assignments were challenging but purposeful and truly educational (and interesting), and I never once caught any sign of him dumbing anything down or skipping over anything because we were silly young girls. That was such a rarity from the male teachers in that school!

He is the reason I became interested in history, especially military history. There are so many experiences I wouldn't have had in my life if I hadn't had him as a teacher -- even one of my favorite books (Pat Barker's "Regeneration") is something I read because of my interest in military history, thanks to him. I can't quantify the impact he had on my life after having him as a teacher for only 2/3 of the school year.

Here is his obituary.

About a year ago, I picked up a book in my local used bookstore that I had always intended to read (Vera Brittain's Testament of Youth -- there's that interest in military history again), and when I opened the front cover to check the price, I saw his name written on the fly leaf and was so overwhelmed with feelings I nearly cried. (And heh, I bought it but still haven't read it yet, oops at me.)