My American Hero Research Paper

My American Hero is someone who inspired my love for reading without them even knowing. A caring teacher who had always welcomed me in her library. Mrs. Ondersin is someone who always let me take that extra book or two to read over the weekend, or helped me find the next book in the series. She always was kind to everyone she met and was never afraid to help you with just about anything. Although I have so many good memories of reading in that library or watching some National Geographic film on the big T.V, the best days were where she read to us, sitting down on the old blue carpet, picking out a book and being read to. It was something not many teachers did at that time so it was always a treat. Even going back today seeing the carpet

O who made the library what was so special. You could go down there and work and have the background noise of kids being read or the Mrs. O using the scanner checking in books. Mrs. O was one of the most level-headed teachers. She never told you to leave or that she had a class coming and that you had to go, she let you use the space and left you to your own devices, which was a big deal in fourth grade. If you asked she would help on homework problem if she could. She was always so patient with everyone and I respected her for that. The simple act of being kind and polite instead of resorting to the power of the title Librarian made me respect her that much more. She made such an impact in my life for not only really getting me into reading for fun but also showed me what a good person is and should be. She is what I consider to be the one of the best teachers at Lakeland. She was such a positive impact on my educational experience and set a ton of good habits for middle school. She made reading into something that could become an out of school hobby and set down a path of learning and knowledge. To me that is one of the best things that ever came out of elementary school. She to me was more than just a role model or a good example of what to be. No, she was more than that to me, she was My American