Brian


 * Best teacher in the world.**

Throughout seventeen years of my life, I moved schools more then I needed to. However, I got chances to meet various people, which includes teachers. I probably can name approximately 30 teachers. Some were good, some were bad. But there is only one who I consider to be the best teacher. Her name is Mrs. Diana Hernandez. When I started my first year in Tabernacle Christian Academy as eight grader, I had hard time adjusting to new life in new country, as I did before. Even more, I was moved up to 9th grade in just few weeks because I received good grades. Now I even had to sit with big kids. Fortunately, there was Mrs. Hernandez; she was my new homeroom teacher and Spanish teacher. She knew that I was going through hard time (especially in her class), so she provided me advices and encouragements along with mercy on my homework. But her kindness is not the major reason why I revere her. During one day of my sophomore year, Mrs. Hernandez was sent to hospital, where she was diagnosed with the worst kind of cancer, bone cancer. She also heard the tragic news of cancer cells also present inside her neck, back and breast. Normal person would spend rest of his life in grief and die. But she chose not to give up. Even after the event, she was still nice and kind, greeting people 7 o’clock in morning, praying passionately and devotedly, praising God for what he did in her life, and spending her days joyfully and positively. Meanwhile, I was treating people negatively and wondering about going back to Korea just because I had hard time adjusting. Her behavior made me to question myself, Who am I to have right to give up when fifty-seven year old woman who has worst kind of cancer refused to give up? Even though she is some what solicit person, Mrs. Hernandez still fascinates people with her actions and positive attitude. Teaching me lessons of endurance, faith, hopefulness, and positive mind, surely she is the best teacher in the world.