One of my favorite shows, AP Bio, is back on air, and there was a funny bit a few weeks ago about a student who had a crush on his teacher. It made me think about the teachers of my past, and as it turns out, I had crushes on quite a few of them.
The first crush I can remember was my middle-school science teacher, Mrs. Clover. She was a vivacious redhead whom I think most of the boys in the class were excited by–after all, we were all experiencing puberty for the first time. Aside from being physically attractive, she was also really nice, and even a bit exotic. Like, literally exotic–her classroom was decorated like the jungle, and there was an iguana that grew to be about 5 feet long.
My second crush was also in middle school, my first Japanese teacher. I started studying Japanese in 7th grade mostly because it seemed different and more difficult than the other languages, but I was happy to stick around thanks to Tsukakoshi Sensei. She was young–probably her early 20s–and she was very pretty. There’s also something special about connecting with someone else in a different language.
In high school, I can only recall one crush: Ms. Brodie, my Latin teacher. She was a brisk, all-business teacher, but there was something about how she took charge of the class every day that really did it for me. I remember being very distracted by her legs, yet I still managed to do well in the class.
In college, I was fully enamored with the vast variety of female classmates around me that I don’t think I had any crushes on professors. There were definitely some professors I admired and respected, but my excitement for them didn’t extend beyond academia.
Did you have crushes on any of your teachers?
One of my crushes was in high school, and it was a Mrs. Cleaver. So close to yours. 🙂 Also in late elementary school, there was Mrs. Canada. Those are the only two I can remember, though there may be more I’m forgetting.
There were two…Ms. Denski, when I was in 5th grade. She had exceptionally long legs! The other, surprisingly was Sister Patricia…she had the most kind and beautiful face I had ever seen on another human.
Ooh, this topic hits me differently. Not because I haven’t had any crushes, I have. However I also witnessed one crush that a friend had on a teacher that did not go so well. He apparently made his feelings known and she did not appreciate it. It turned into a stalking situation.
So I’ll throw out a word of warning to all the young folks out there – stick to your peers.
Oh no! That’s unfortunate.
I’m assuming you and your friends were experiencing puberty for the first and only time? If it happened more than once, that would definitely warrant a separate post.
Oh, I’ve hit puberty at least 3 times.
Yes, I had a crush one a teacher in high school. He was in his early 20s and very attractive. Unfortunately, he was arrested during our class one day for meeting a student at a hotel…so apparently I was not the only student who had a crush on him. It also broke the illusion I suppose from being attractive to being more creepy!
Wow. That’s quite scandalous!