Memorable Teachers

            In the short story, “Gryphon” the students of a fourth grade class have a very interesting substitute come and teach their class for a few days. Ms. Ferenczi was a fresh and new person in the town, something that none of the kids were used to in their little northern rural town. The children don’t really know how to react to Ms. Ferenczi’s strange teaching style, but at first they seem to like the change. Although as the story progresses her style becomes weirder and weirder. One thing that never seems to happen in Ms. Ferenczi’s class is that it never really seems to get boring. This reminds me of my sixth and seventh grade teacher, Mrs. Hoskins. Mrs. Hoskins taught history and always knew how to make it fun. She and Ms. Ferenczi are similar in that way, but also in the way that they both are a little strange. Mrs. Hoskins would always wear the craziest outfits and had the strangest room decorations, but that was one of the things that made her class fun and interesting. We never did the same thing twice and she let us use our imaginations while we learned instead of teaching such a strict curriculum. Mrs. Hoskins, like Ms. Ferenczi, is a teacher you just can not forget.