I had a teacher while at Cuyahoga Community College that will forever be one of my greatest role models. She was always so positive in all of our clinical skills. Most of the teachers from my program were great people outside of clinic but in clinic I always felt like I was being mocked or judged by them. Yet, my favorite teacher, she understood us as a class. She always said she remembered being in hygiene school herself and how stressful it was. She was one of the easiest instructors to talk to, yet at the same time very strict. Deadlines were deadlines and she was very tough on grammar. The class she taught was periodontics, I remember writing a fifty page paper on prominent bacteria involved in periodontal disease. This was due the week we returned from spring break so of course we all started it during that week. She showed great patience toward all of us when we called every hour of the day during spring break. Spring break for her was just called work. Patience was one of her many strong points another was her flexibility to work with students. She had set office hours but she was always willing to meet you before, after and even during school. After reading the chapters in HCT I feel as if my role model meets all of the qualities of a great instructor. I'm sure she's not perfect but she inspires me to pursue my future and want to keep learning.
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