I was reading Lyn's post on reading which was inspired by@thenerdyteacher's #schooldidagoodthing idea and I thought that I would add my own. I was really lucky to have many wonderful teachers in my school life, whether it be at elementary, secondary or university. The ones who really stood out for me were the science teachers, or the teachers who loved science. My Grade 5, teacher, M Raoul, loved science and I am pretty sure that he was the teacher that gave me the bug for loving science. Now, I will be honest, some of this may gross you out, but here comes the story.
He was very much a teacher who liked to let us explore science. We got to eat it, live it and breath it. At one point he brought in pigs' stomachs for the class to cut open and look inside the contents. I loved it! We had containers where we emptied the contents to look at the different stages of digestion which he lined up. He brought the science from the text book and the sheets of paper to life. It was awesome! I know some of my classmates did not feel quite the same way I did because some seemed to turn a nice shade of green and had to leave the room, but I felt I was in my element. We also looked at other animal organs and got to dissect those as well. He was always so passionate about everything that he taught. There was no doubt in my my that he was favourite teacher, and even some thirty years later, left a memory that is still fresh in my mind.
Merci M Raoul.
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