Fortunately, I had a wonderful Kindergarten teacher who took an interest in helping me and my family.

WHITEHOUSE: Building Long Lasting Relationships

In the past, I had been either a student or a teacher, and previously in China, I had been both.

NPR: An Outstanding Name for an Outstanding Student

She had been a school teacher briefly early in her life (as had I) and we discussed the reality that most listeners can only pay attention to a particular topic for no more than 15 minutes.

FORBES: My Lunch With Lady Margaret Thatcher

How it affected us on a, kind of, more human and more emotional level, that's difficult to quantify, but I remember when I - in my school, we had a French teacher who was actually an English woman.

NPR: Orchestrating Goodwill for Northern Ireland

It gave me the confidence to work as a middle school science teacher in a Mexican barrio in San Diego, California even though I had no formal education training or experience with the culture.

WHITEHOUSE: Serving the United States Through AmeriCorps

As a teacher and American citizen, I am proud to have had the opportunity to serve the President of the United States.

WHITEHOUSE: Our Top Stories

Haiti has been the best teacher I've ever had (and that's saying a lot).

FORBES: Magazine Article

Before that I covered law and lawyers for journalistic stickler, harsh taskmaster and the best teacher a young reporter could have had, Steven Brill.

FORBES: Getting A Job Out Of College: Three True Stories and Some Tips

One evening, I found myself in such a place with a thirty-eight-year-old elementary-school teacher who had spent more than ten years plying Match.com and Nerve.com, as well as the analogue markets, in search of someone with whom to spend the rest of her life.

NEWYORKER: Looking for Someone