There are many different kinds of teachers, yet they’re all too common. They teach the same way, they talk the same way, and they rarely pop a joke. Though the majority of them have been awesome, one of them has stuck out to me. His name is Mr. Feuerstahler, my English teacher from first semester of junior year.
There isn’t a person whom I can relate Mr. Feuerstahler to. He is a one of a kind. His personality is different from all others, and you’ll probably think he’s hyper energetic or vigorous. But he’s the exact opposite. His personality and humor are very laid back and dry. He seems like there is absolutely no emotion in him whatsoever when he talks, yet when he does talk, it’s hard not to listen. He speaks knowledge and genius to all of us.
Through the good and bad times in that class, Mr. Feuerstahler always had a lesson up his sleeve. When we didn’t succeed in doing well on a quiz, his advice was plainly stated: “When I don’t do good on a quiz or test, I figure out what I did wrong, and fix it.” I had known that all the long, but it sounded awesome when he said it. I’ve forgotten little things like that. I’ve always looked at the glass half empty when it came to doing bad on a quiz or test. But with Mr. Feuerstahler being my English teacher, I’ve found it doesn’t have to be that way.
He not only teaches in class, but he also teaches outside of class. He treats all his students with respect and stands up for the ones who are put down. I know someone who was treated badly recently, and after he encountered the situation, he brought peace to the matter. He’s an example of how people should act everywhere they go.


While other teachers leave the dull things dull, Mr. Feuerstahler sharpens them, which is very ironic, because from a stranger’s perspective, he’d seem like the last person who could do that. Though, when you step into his classroom, anything becomes interesting. He looks at a lot of things that most people would see as boring, and turns them into interesting things. That’s a good quality to have, because the dull can be the good that we might need in life. And so when it’s sharpened, it’d be much easier and more fun to learn whatever that might be.
I can think back to the stories we read in his class. As boring as some of them were, he made them awesome. They were usually about drama and death, but he’d say something cool about them, and they’d be instantly a hit in my mind. An example is ‘The Great Gatsby.’ This book was downright boring. Thanks to Mr. Feuerstahler, the book was brought to life through his metaphors and analogies. For instance, the green light in the ‘Great Gatsby,’ Mr. Feuerstahler talked about how it represented Gatsby’s ambition to get back the love of his life by sacrificing everything for her. Being told that analogy, and many others, the boring, dull story became an epic, sharp story.
Everything about Mr. Feuerstahler is awesome. The way he talks, teaches, sees things, and many others, is incredible.
I would’ve never expected to encounter someone like him. Therefore, I nominate Mr. Feuerstahler as teacher of the year. He sure has earned it. If I were to ever become a teacher, I’d look to him for advice and inspiration.