A teacher who has made a positive impact on my life and education would have to be Mrs. Blair. She is a huge part of my success academically but more importantly she has helped me far beyond that. Mrs. Blair is my college prep teacher. She is the advisor of dual-credit classes. She has always ensured we have all of the resources possible and that we get our work done. She gives us advice for school and life, and will always keep it real. Since I’ve had her all four years of high school, she has witnessed and been apart of my growth. From the kid that never wanted to do her work, to being currently ranked 1 in her class. She told me freshman year that I was too smart to not try because if I did, I would do great things. I believed her and ran with it. She used to have to take my phone before class to make sure I actually did my work. I didn’t really care about my grades because I didn’t realize that I could actually do good in school. Turned out all I needed was a nit so gentle push in the right direction and she gave it to me. She has also given me advice with ever time my friends and I would argue. Sophomore year, I came to her and told her I was feeling depressed and she helped me through it. I love having a safe outlet to talk about my hardships with. As a mother with a daughter near our age, she knows exactly how to handle our attitudes and struggles. This year, I have her class 4 times everyday, as most of my classes are college classes, and it is my favorite times of the day. Her room has the perfect atmosphere for studying. It is dark with lots of lamp light all over instead of overhead light, it always smells nice, and she put a lot of effort into decorating. I am so thankful to Mrs. Blair for helping me achieve so much with motivation and tough love. It is crazy to think that if she didn’t push me so hard, I would have never realized my potential and put my all into my work. I am also incredibly great for for her making high school more enjoyable as a whole. She is extremely fun and eccentric, she doesn’t care how people feel about her, she will always make sure we do our work and feel our best. I’m so glad I got the opportunity to be her student! She has impacted my schoolwork and my life and I will never forget that.