A good teacher always leaves a legacy in the hearts and lives of his or her students.  A Washington Post article highlights the legacy of one such teacher.  Think back over your years of schooling and remember which teachers had a profound and lasting impact on who you were, who you have become, and who you may be in the future.  Teachers have a special role as part educator, part parent, part friend, part super-hero.  Students watch wide-eyed as Mrs. So and So tends to every student in the room while still making them feel special.  A good teacher knows her students when they don't even know themselves.  A good teacher cares about her students at school and at home. Teaching is not necessarily an immediately rewarding profession.  It may be years before the students realize the kind of impact a particular teacher had on their lives.  They may profess undying love for a teacher one year but pretend not to know you the next.  Teaching is a worthy, respectable profession that can impact generations to come.