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I woke up from my 11 hours of sleep feeling pretty good. That was some seriously needed rest. Talked to my mom for a few minutes and then checked e-mail and myspace. That’s when I got the news about Mrs. Benson. She passed away this week and her funeral is tomorrow morning. I can’t really explain why this is hitting me so hard. She was my 11th grade Algebra II Honors teacher. I cried many a night over homework for that class - and pulled my first all nighter on that group project she required. But she taught me that I could DO MATH. That was probably one of the most important lessons I learned that drastically changed my mindsets and made math one of my favorite subjects to teach.
Even though I just woke up, I’ll be taking a Benadryl soon so I can get up in the morning and go to the funeral. I’ve got to be up by 8:00 to get ready and out the door and be at Hill Crest by 10.
