I was privileged to have both Mr. and Mrs. Abraham as teachers at Lake Hills. In my own classroom I have tried to copy the teaching style Mr. Abraham used with us in 5th grade, because he made such an impact on me as a student.
I remember when I first started teaching in the late 90's, I subbed in the other 5th grade classroom at Lake Hills. Most of the staff had changed since my time there in the late 80's, but Mr. Abraham was still there. I was so excited to see him, and when I walked into his room before school I said, "Hi, Mr. Abraham!" He told me that I wasn't his student anymore, I was his colleague, so I had to call him Tom. Needless to say, I struggled with that all day, as I had way too much respect for him and the impact he had on my life to call him by his first name.
I hope that I have had even a fraction of the impact on my students as he had on me and everyone else who sat in his classroom. Thank you, Mr. Abraham, for all that you taught me and for being an inspiration for me in my teaching career.
