i am so happy that mrs.d won this. Personally, if you ask me she should be winning "best teacher of a lifetime". Mrs. D. truly changed my life from the moment i stepped into her US. History class. She helped me find myself and gave me the currage that i thought i never had. she gave me the gift of a life time, the gift of teaching. it's because of her that im going to college to be a teacher. She changed my life and i want to be able to do the same for my kids. She loves her students, like they are all her children, she is one of the few teachers that ive had that cared if i've had a rough day, or if things at home weren't alright. she is truely the best teacher ever. She's always been there for me and still is.