My Favorite Teacher

English has always been my favorite subject because I always felt I was good at it.  At the end of my sophomore year I had a 98 average in my honors English class.  My teacher (who I had a horrible relationship with) didn't think I could "handle an AP English course".  I was insulted and disagreed.  Despite his discouraging advice, I signed myself up for AP Language and Composition for my junior year.  The AP Language teacher, Mr. Sagnella, was well-known throughout the school as a great teacher.  The class was focused more on what we thought than what he had to teach us.  He would loosely plan each class, and it was taught through class discussions.  Our discussions would be so interesting to me, and I learned so much from the way my classmates thought on certain topics.  We would watch videos, read books/articles and write essays based mostly on society, rather than themes from books.  It was such an interesting approach to English and I learned a completely different way to think.  Aside from being an inspiration, Mr. Sagnella was an incredibly nice man.  He understood the stress we were undergoing as juniors and he took the time to get to know us all personally.  That class became my favorite class quickly, and looking back it was the one I learned the most from.  I will always remember Mr. Sagnella for all that he taught me.