Friday, March 26, 2010

One Person

If ever you doubt that one person can make a difference in the world by just humbly doing what they do, look around long enough and there will be something that restores your faith.

Early this morning, a woman who had taught at the HS I went to passed away. Its only been about 8 or 9 hours since news of her death broke and there is already a Facebook memorial page in her honor with 100 members (at this tiny-little-village HS, there are only about 150 students enrolled at any given time). Dozens of comments from students spanning a three-decade career, sharing their memories and affection. Some have been out of HS for 20 years or more, but have taken the time today to express their gratitude for her service to them. A mother and teacher, who spent nearly all of her life living in western Montana teaching teenagers at a tiny, rural school. It matters that she was here. What she did mattered. Remember that when your life seems perhaps a bit mundane or unimportant.

1 comment:

Callie said...

It has been really sweet to watch the tributes today. It makes me want to go back into teaching...knowing the impact you can have on the lives of your students!

I have to say, though, I did find it a little amusing how many people wrote tributes to her today and misspelled things. A little irony...misspelling a tribute to a teacher. :) I'm sick, I know!