Were you a high GPA student?

[abaris]

I had the horrible luck o having the same math teacher for all four years of highschool, and she was notoriously bad at her job.

Same with me.

You know what's funny?

The only teacher I really did respect and still respect, although he's probably long dead by now, was in a class I didn't even have to attend. Religious studies. I checked myself out of that course out of principle. But I did attend, although I didn't get any grades for attending.

The reason was, this man, a heavy weight, white bearded elderly guy - a theologian, deeply religious, was the most understanding, kind and tolerant man I had the good fortune to meet. He never talked about scripture or Jesus or anything along these lines. Instead he invited us to discuss certain life issues that were important for teenagers. He wasn't opposed to sex before marriage and even offered sex ed when necessary. What I took away from that course I didn't have to attend, was a foundation of ethics. It did nothing to lead me back to religion and I guess he never even intended to try that with any of us.