My History Teacher

I proved him right. I got 500 points on the high school entrance exam, which can be accomplished by answering all of the questions right. But he was not there to see it. He passed away 2 weeks before the exam.

“Which high school do you want to go?” he asks. Although it sounds like one of the most basic questions that every teacher would ask to his students, the response to this question was not even close to being cliché. I did not target for a specific high school. I wanted to do my best in the exam and get into the school that I would prefer as everyone. People usually make fun of you when you mention them about your “high” goals, especially if you are getting educated in a public school. Even my parents used to tell me to set my goals lower because they did not want to see me dissatisfied with the results. He was the first and only person, who

Some of them would even state that I am an old soul. Therefore, it would not make anyone surprised to learn that my favorite subject is history and I like most of my history teachers. Everyone accepts that we respect and admire some of our teachers more than others. İzzet Kalender, who addressed the question at the beginning, was one of these teachers. He knew a lot or I was too young to know anything, so it looks like it. He was my history teacher for 3 years. However, he did not just teach history. Besides being cultivated and enthusiastic to teach, he was also fun which was hard to find in 6th grade. I’ve always felt close to him since he was both a history teacher and a book lover. He started to advise some of his favorite books to me when he learnt about these mutual characteristics. As I read them through we started to talk more. His perspective of life was different from all of the people that surrounded me: ideologically, politically, personally… Even now, I consider these little talks as milestones to my