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Kind Of Teachers In The Wave By Todd Strasser

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Teachers are real generations’ builders. A creative teacher leaves a great impact on the minds and souls of his students. The teacher’s job is not only about educational achievement, but also about the building of a personality. Each of us passed the experience of the school and taught by many teachers. Perhaps we loved a certain subject because we loved the teacher or hated another subject because of its teacher. We all like to recall the memories of the school, but we cannot remember the names of all our teachers, but only mention the names of them who influenced us greatly. I read the short novel The Wave by Todd Strasser and in my essay, I am going to discuss what kind of teachers is the main character Ben Ross. The question is, was Ross
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