I would like to give a big thank you to Dr. Altay Coskun in the University of Waterloo's Department of Classical Studies. Dr. Coskun introduced me to the wonders of the Latin language in LATIN 101 this past fall. He has provided me with a number of opportunities, but I am especially grateful for his invitation to a bi-weekly Research Colloquium in Roman History, as I have learned so much about Ancient Rome from my fellow students.

Thank you Dr. Coskun for inspiring me to pursue Classical Studies as one of my majors and instilling in me a love of Latin!

I would like to thank my counselor, Ms. Hamilton. You helped me in my first year of high school answering all my questions, and helping me catch up after missing two months. I would also like to thank you for helping me during my last year in high school, there were moments where I was in your office in tears but you assured me and helped me make decisions that I could not have made myself.

Thank you for working tirelessly, ensuring that students are on the right path to education!

-Alice

I would like to thank my high school math teacher, Mr. Hebabi, for being an awesome teacher! Being in IB was very stressful and he was the only teacher that helped ease that stress. He always cracked jokes and made sure that everyone remained sane! If someone was having a bad day or going through a rough time, he would understand. His compassion was incredible, but he wasn't a pushover! He constantly motivated us to do our best. And he made sure the class was interesting. Not only was he wise, he was very knowledgeable; I could talk to him about anything, and I would end up learning something new. He was amazing at explaining things (he made Calculus easy) and was always happy to help! I truly appreciate having him as a teacher; anyone who has had him knows what I'm talking about, and everyone who has him next year is extremely lucky! :) Merci beaucoup M. Hebabi!

Thank you Mr. flosman (waterdown district highschool)
he was a truly amazing history teacher that truly made it a pleasure to come to class, with his wit, intellegence and overall fun attiude i feel hounured to have had him a teacher three times. Thanks to him I now have a enlivened passion for history and all of its many aspects, and even to this day i look fondly on him and his classes, and feel regretfull that I can not go back again.

A good educator doesn't just teach the subject matter; he or she elicits interest and passion for the topic, and nurtures students' abilities, arming them with the tools for not only academic success, but success in general.

Such educators are rare; I consider myself lucky to have met one such individual, an educator with heart and a willingness to mentor.

Erin Sterner (PSY344, University of Saskatchewan) made my advanced behavioral neuroscience laboratory a genuine experience in undergraduate level research. Using what limited resources she had, Erin ensured that all her students had hands on experience designing an experiment and running it. She took great personal pains to take very small groups (2-3 students each) into the lab for individualized wet work, and always made time to address students' questions and concerns. She even spent personal time answering questions regarding topics outside of class, and gave me a great deal of advice regarding grad school application strategies and how to get extra research experience. She was always positive and kind (even when I asked some rather obtuse questions!) and always held the respect and attention of the class.

So, thank you Erin! Thanks to your efforts and enthusiasm, I had a great PSY344 experience and an awesome semester overall. You are an inspiration, and I feel like my grad school prospects are not so bleak after all! And most of all, thank you so much for listening to all my concerns and mentoring me - I truly appreciate it. I hope you teach more classes in the future - you are a gem, and I'd certainly recommend any classes taught by you to my peers (and they could definitely use an instructor like you!)

Thank you!

My answer is a little different from the responses that I've skimmed from this thread, but the lessons I learned from my professor, Stacy Berg (sessional professor, GPRC in Grande Prairie AB), are just as important as the lessons learned about academia.

I joined the Introduction to Drama course expecting some study and maybe a little bit of practical work (it is a Drama class, after all), but what I learned outside the curriculum has helped shape me in ways that traditional academia like Math and English never will: the importance of human connections, and how important trust is.

I'm currently studying to be a teacher, and the courses I've taken have all demonstrated the importance of establishing the student-teacher relationship by building trust. There are different methods of teaching, but having this relationship is key to any student's success. Stacy didn't just teach me this, she demonstrated it every day.

My class began with 20 strangers, and by the end of the semester we were closer than we were with friends we'd known for years, because Stacy established an environment where we could trust each other and be truly open. She was always honest and encouraged us to be honest with each other, which allowed us to trust one another. We also knew that we would be trustworthy for the others around us, because that was the example she set. Stacy didn't just preach her lessons, she practiced them. If we asked her to share something or be open, she would do it; she would be able to do it because she trusted us as much as we trusted her.

We shared a lot with each other this semester, and the relationships we built in just four months are relationships that I can see lasting years. Even if we don't see each other every day, we've seen so much of each other - who we really are - that we simply can't go back to being strangers. My experience in Stacy's class really showed me how deeply people can bond in any length of time if the environment is right. It wasn't just about the serious moments where we broke down together - because when one of us wasn't feeling right it honestly affected the group - but it was also about the ridiculous moments where we were all acting crazy or silly or weird. It's very difficult to challenge someone as a primate without losing the moment, but we knew that we could trust everyone to participate so we went for it.

I repeat the word trust so much because for a very long time - so long that I'm not even sure when it happened - I wasn't able to trust anyone, even people I would call my best friends. Stacy saved me because she helped me open myself up to people and learn that sometimes the risk is worth the reward. I can only hope I can demonstrate that same caring in my own teaching practice and help my own students learn more than what's printed in a text book. Thanks Stacy, for more than I ever thought I would receive from you!

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