When I was younger, I lived in a small town in Newfoundland called Gambo. It’s 30 mins east of Gander, and the best small town you could ever want to come across.
In my younger years, I struggled with math a lot, but I had one teacher who never gave up on me, Mr. Paul Maloney. He commuted from Gander everyday for years to teach at Bayview Heights( SmallWood Academy). He was my grade 4 homeroom teacher and taught me math and science in grade 7. While in grade 7, he spent countless lunch hours missing out on his lunch, or rushing through his lunch, just so he could take the time to tutor me in math. He wanted to make sure I passed with the rest of my class.
In the middle of grade 8, my family moved from Gambo to Gander because my father found a job. In the spring of grade 9, Mr. Maloney took the time every week in the evenings after supper to help me study to pass my grade 9 finals. I wasn’t even in his school anymore, and he made sure I got the help I deserved, taking away his free time yet again. He never once asked for anything, except for me to work my hardest and get the grades he believed I could.
If I could ever get the chance to speak to this man again, I would want to say thank you for believing in me, when I didn’t believe in myself. Thank you for your constant care and attention so that I could make it through school. I was so privileged to have known you and you are most definitely the best teacher that anyone could ever ask for. Thank you Sir for everything and anyone who had the opportunity to call you their teacher, truly were blessed as I was, because you were made for the job.
I don’t know where he is now, but I hope his days are filled with beauty and blessing beyond. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Crystal 