It is my honor to recommend my role model, Mr. Doug Beardsley for the educator of the year award. I personally did not get to know Mr.Beardsley until my senior year of high school through my involvement in leadership. I never had the pleasure of having him as a teacher, but I have never seen another teacher as highly regarded by his students as he was.
My relationship with Doug Beardsley was different than most students. Normally, students don’t have the opportunity to get to know teachers if they were not in one of their classes, but I was lucky enough to be able to get to know him outside of the classroom. It was always a dream of mine to climb Mt.Hood. I knew the Mr.Beardsley was an experienced mountaineer, so during the summer of my senior year I contacted him…show more content… We were on our way down from Mt.Hood, and he was talking with some of his friends about teaching high schoolers. He talked about the difficulties, but talked more about the rewards. Mr.Beardsley talked about how one of his favorite things about teaching was to be able to see where the kids end up, and the success that they have in life. He loves to inspire kids, to push kids outside their comfort zones to achieve their goals and things that they never thought was possible. I am a prime example of Mr.Beardsley's influence. Climbing Mt.Hood definitely pushed me outside my comfort zone, but he was there every step of the way encouraging me and pushing me to keep going.
If someone was to ask me who I aspire to be like the most, with no hesitation I would say Doug Beardsley. The way he inspires people to be the best that they can be, treats everyone with respect, and goes out of his way to help others are all qualities that I hope to have when I am his age. Doug Beardsley, in my opinion, is the epitome of what a teacher should be like. He teaches not because he has to, but because he loves to help change the lives of our
