Letters From Teachers:

• Acting to learn, learning to act
• Born to teach
• Passing on a positive impact
• Why do I teach
• Learning together
• Loving the subject and the students
• Leading through our commitments
• Small victories keep me coming back
• Hands-on interaction draws me to teaching
• Awsome students inspire me
• Myriad reasons draw me to teach
• Taking pride in teaching
• Rediscovering the world through students' eyes
• Students' self-confidence is greatest gift
• Making a difference

Todd W. Taylor :

Awsome students inspire me to teach

I remain in the classroom simply because it matters. After graduating from Cal State Fullertonís teaching program 16 years ago, I have had the privilege of working with some pretty awesome students. I have seen the odds stacked against many students who faced poverty, broken homes, academic challenges and peer pressure that would make most of us bend, if not quit. As a teacher I not only have had to wear the hat of an instructor, but also become a father figure, counselor, mentor, servant, coach, policeman, administrator and ‚ most importantly ‚ one who inspires faith. I pray that God will help me to be worthy of such a noble profession and that I will leave a positive, indelible mark on each life I encounter. I have learned that experience is the best teacher and that working with middle school students is a total blast.

Todd W. Taylor,
B.A. Art, '90
Victorville, CA

Myriad reasons draw me to teach »