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thenewgreen  ·  3988 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Lil's Book of Questions: What Do You Remember from Your Schooldays? Part II

I had a teacher that was incredibly influential in my life. Until I moved away from Michigan, we still got together at least once a year and either had lunch or played racquetball etc. I cannot remember any great quote from him, however one thing he did that really stands out is that prior to any big dance at school or prior to our graduation, he would write his phone number up on the chalkboard and tell us all to write it down and that if ever we were too drunk to drive during our celebrations that we could call him and that without judgment he would pick us up because he would prefer that to us driving. It was a sincere gesture on his part, we all trusted him more because of it and he always had our full attention.