Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. Henry Brooks Adams BECAUSE WE HAVE GOOD TEACHERS Skilled in their subject areas, dedicated to their professions, earnest in their desire to encourage and inspire — good teachers make learning an unforgettable experience. 15

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LEARNING GOES ON Good teacher-student relationships are a part of EHS, where education is a democratic process, and where there ' s a great deal of give and take in the classroom. Most students think of teachers as friends — an adult to talk to out of class as well as in class. Most of us realize that they ' re trying to help us to help ourselves. In fact, we think of teachers as people. j — mmm ' , —! ■ ' ,. .-

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Each day ive go into classrooms where our capable personable teachers await us. If ith most of them we have an easy informal situation : with most of them learning is interesting and enjoyable. They try. these skilled teachers, to build in us habits of cooperation, of understanding : habits of industry and ambition: and the association between the known and the uknown that are the basis of learning. In addition to what they teach about their subjects, they also try to instill in us the need for civic responsibility to others, and for the self-knowledge and self-discipline which are basic in our responsibility to ourselves. We owe more to them than most of us will ever realize. in