One of the best teachers I had was Mrs. Flores in the 3rd grade. Mrs. Flores wore bright dresses and resembled my grandmother’s jolly personality. There was not a day of class Mrs. Flores told us how important education was, I believe it had a lot to do with her upbringing. I was a troubled kid in school and did not care much about school. One day Mrs. Flores pulled me aside and so kindly similar to a mother tone she told me she believed in me and that I had potential to do anything that I wanted to do. After that day she would follow up with me to make sure that I did my homework and worked closely with my parents to assure that I would have a successful year in 3rd grade. Looking back into this experience I am glad I had Mrs. Flores in my