
Occasionally, you get a teacher who not only brings learning to life, but reminds you to believe in ____1____ (you) and dream bigger.
For me, that teacher was Ms. Brewster. ____2____ (official), Ms. Brewster taught high school English at Webster Groves, in St. Louis, Missouri. Unofficially, she ____3____ (teach) students about life. Before Ms. Brewster, I had accepted this idea ____4____ I was just not a keen reader or a good writer. Math and science were my best subjects, and in my mind, ____5____ (something) could change that. But Ms. Brewster proved me wrong. She taught me to take risks in my writing and helped me ____6____ (cover) the storyteller within me.
Her love and joy for learning were contagious (有感染力的), and her impact ____7____ her students extended well beyond the classroom. She created ____8____ safe space where our opinions, ideas, and ambitions mattered. When I started modeling, I would come back from a long weekend in Milan or New York City ____9____ (tell) Ms. Brewster about all the shows I was in.
That was the thing about Ms. Brewster — she understood that life is a classroom. She recognized that I could take a slightly different path and still be a lifelong ____10____ (learn). The respect she showed me helped form the person I am today.