[**Mel**]

Mine was my Year 8 Science teacher - she was on the verge of retirement and was just lovely.

I was fairly good at science (and, in fact, became a science teacher), but even the kids that hated science loved being in her class.

She was gentle and kind, and had very high expectations of us all. I think we all rose to the challenge otherwise it would have been too much like disrespecting your grandma!

She used to give out smarties for the right answer too

I don't remember many of my other teachers as being 'stand-out' fantastic

[bye]

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[SUSIE25]

My grade 4 teacher in 1982. I met her again when I had a short term job in the office of the same school about 3 years ago. She was there regarding a school reunion. Even told her she was my fave when we were chatting,lol. She rem. me too

She was gentle and kind, and had very high expectations of us all. I think we all rose to the challenge otherwise it would have been too much like disrespecting your grandma!

For similar reasons.

[SUSIE25]

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[Becca81]

Yep my year 9 commerce teacher. And my Aunty's sister is marrying his son.

[baking101]

I think my year 5 teacher was the best teacher I had in terms of feeling safe, happy and loved. She was an older teacher, super strict but very kind. I hope to emulate her with my classes :-)

I had two amazing English teachers in my life, who would duel for most inspiring. One was my English teacher in Yr9 and 10. She was a seriously mad older women, totally batty, couldn't control the class (she got sent out by the kids once) but LOVED literature and engendered that love within me. The other was my English Major tutor at uni. Divinely passionate, a little bit bokers, would get teary when we would do presentations she'd like and would read to us. Both ladies made me love picture books beyond all things.

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[Oriental lily]

I have three fave teachers.
Mrs fullwood my year 11 art teacher. She bought some of my artwork and was so lovely and so brilliant in building confidence.
Mr cox my grade 5 teacher. First teacher to make learning truly fun and interesting. He also loved David Bowie and introduced me to his music
Mr vingerhoets my grade 6 teacher.
he was incredible, different.
Looking back as an adult some of his teaching techniques were strange and I personally don't think appropriate now.
But he made every day a different learning experience. But he was equally scary and inspiring in equal measures.

He is a big name in the Victorian schooling community now. No longer teachers but does teaching work shops.

Is in google grand .

[-*meh*-]

my teacher i had in year 5 and then year 7...

her name was Miss Howard and she knew how to make learning fun and how to bring the best out in all her students. She had a love of garfield and a passion for teaching.

Every few weeks we would come in to find the whole classroom changed around and decorated to the theme of what we were studying... we had giant painted pictures of the creatures from the book rowan of rin when we were studying that, a teepee in the middle of the room and all sorts of cool things... she also decorated for easter, xmas and halloween.

she also brought animals in to our class, and in turn in to the school...

she awarded her students with merit cards which we could "bet" with in the melbourne cup races, derwent pencils for good art work and general good work, and you could trade in your merit cards at the end of the term/year for prizes!

She was a strict teacher though, she never had any problems ripping a page of work out of your book because you didn't do your best, but she never expected you to be the top of the class, just your personal best! She also made sure we all had manners and correct use of words (such as "may i go the toilet" rather than "can i go the toilet".

[leo the lioness]

I had a few. I loved school! I had a reunion recently and tracked one down (very hard to do when they get married and change their names!). Along with the invitation to the reunion I sent her a letter thanking her for all she did for me back then. Unfortunately, she wasn't able to attend the reunion but we have swapped a few emails.

I had a fantastic science teacher in Year 8. He was actually an exchange teacher from the US. He made science fun that year.

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[LottieCait]

My Yr 6 teacher Mrs Wright. She was a fantastic teacher. She was on the 'alternative' side which was great as our learning was focused on animals and the environment. She was also a wildlife carer and obviously had to bring the animals to work so they could be fed. My favourite was an orphaned pheasant we all called Phez