High School is said to be the “best years of your life” but it was when Middle School that molded me into the person I am today. At Roosevelt Middle School, I met one of the most influential people in my life. It wasn’t until my last year that I met my English teacher, Mr.Noel, but it would be the most important year. Mr. Noel has been a huge influence on me even to this day, and is the driving force behind my career goals. Eighth grade was an anxious one, in a year I’d be off to high school and start over again from the bottom as a freshman. I walked in the first day into Mr. Noel’s class, hearing all the great stories but not expecting what the class world be like. Soon, I found out that his class was one that put student’s first. The class …show more content…
Noel’s class. When our studies were focused on the Holocaust, we didn’t just read from a text book. Mr. Noel set up an opportunity to go to a local synagogue that was holding a Holocaust memorial on a Saturday. Going to the synagogue was totally voluntary but the majority of us showed up to show respect for those who lost family members in the tragic event. There were even survivors of the Holocaust that attended and we could speak to them face to face. I felt the direct impact of the Holocaust, I had met the people who went through this and it felt like my family was directly affected. We also watched the Anne Frank movie after visiting the synagogue, and it has still to this day been the only movie that has made me …show more content…
If it wasn’t for the idea Mr. Noel implemented on me that we should care for everyone as if there are own relatives, I wouldn’t go to the book-fair every year and I wouldn’t have wrote this essay. I have made my best efforts to be half the person he is. It’s a shame that all students in my school weren’t able to have Mr. Noel because without him, I would not be who I am today. I learnt to put my best efforts into everything I do, but I know that failure isn’t fatal but a learning curve. One of the most important phrases that I live my life by is, “Carpe Diem” which means to seize the day. I’ve grown to someone who will always work their hardest and never stop believing all thanks to Mr.