Who was the best teacher that you ever had ?   That would have to be Miss Baymler , my fourth grade teacher .   What was she like ?   She was patient , kind , fun , smart , caring , and yet strict , too . I really learned a lot from her .   What kind of things did you learn ?   She taught us that you can do anything that you want to do .   Anything ? Do you really believe that we can do anything ?   If you really want to do something and you work hard at it , I believe you can do it .   You said she was strict . Did she have a lot of rules ?   She had some rules that helped us to feel comfortable . For example , the students had to treat each other with respect , or they would be disciplined .   I see . She sounds like she really cared about her students .   Yes . She treated us all fairly . She don ’ t have any teacher ’ s pets .   Really ? Doesn ’ t every teacher have a teacher ’ s pet ?   Well . To be honest , I usually sucked up to teachers because I wanted them to give me good grades . However , Miss Baymler didn ’ t treat me any differently . She really didn ’ t have any teacher ’ s pets .   Do you know what she is doing now ? 