In the book Sometimes a Shining Moment: Eliot Wiginton had a student talk about a teacher who takes time to recognize students as individuals and not just part of a group. The student continued, “I had a particular teacher that I would never forget. Once, when the teacher returned an essay, I found that he complimented my essay, the topic, and me too. The teacher I remember best was my seventh grade English teacher, Mrs. Oehler was the kind of teacher who always involved everyone in class discussion. She took the time to realize me as an individual and not just a student who showed up to her class every day. Every day when I went to class, I was excited to be them. We never knew what Mrs. Oehler had in store, but we knew we would have fun. When I showed up in room 124 on the first day of class, I didn't know what to expect. You see, I never had Mrs. Oehler in my previous three years of high school. I thought she would be a good person to have as a teacher, but I didn't know she would be the best teacher I would ever have. I first noticed that Mrs. Oehler was a special kind of person when she came up to my desk and suddenly asked me about the story I was writing for her class. I was surprised to hear her say “so Matt, how have you liked your story so far”. He didn't ask anyone else in class, just me. It was those little things he did that impressed me. He always made time in class for each of us to express our opinion on the topic of the day. Some days, when we read a story, he would turn it into a play. It always keeps us interested in what we read and turns an ordinary task that would have been boring with any other teacher into a fun and rewarding experience. We read Adromenal Strain, a story that dealt with a deadly virus from space and the use of the atomic bomb to rid the earth of this deadly infection. Our lesson was mixed with different emotions regarding the use of the atomic bomb. We discussed the effects and devastation the bomb could bring and