Blog Post #11 - due Friday April 19

What is your legacy? What are you leaving behind for others? (or what do you hope you are leaving behind for others)  Another way to think of this question: how do you want to be remembered by future students? Or do they want to remembered at all? If not, why not?

While I'm obviously at a very different point in my life than you guys are, I'm going to answer this as what do I hope students remember about me once they graduate.

My hope is that I challenged you.  Not necessarily in the coursework you completed or my expectations in class (although of course I hope you learned something and are leaving prepared for college), but as a whole person.  I hope I made you think - about who you are, what you want to do, and how you can leave this world a better place.  I also hope you know that I cared.  Even if I "gave" you a bad grade, even if at some point you got in trouble, my hope is that you know that I wanted the best for you and that I wish you the best as you leave high school.  I hope I pushed you - to be your best, to go beyond your comfort zone, to find yourself in something.

As speech coach, I hope those of you I worked with remember all the laughter, the memories, and the fact that you will forever hold a place in my life.