Mary Landreth was my mentor. She was a special teacher that I had as an education major at Kansas Newman College (Newman University) in 1982. She was the Chairman of the Education Department and took me under her wings for three years and tried to teach me everything she could about the field of education and how to reach students at all ability levels.
The reason I love her so is, still today, she encourages me and often calls me on the first day of school to check in with me and make sure that I still remember the important things that she taught me over 20 years ago. Items such as: compassion, preparation, love for kids, punctuality, patience and most of all, passing on the love of education to others.
Often when I go through Wichita, I stop and see my dear friend and give her that special hug and thank you for passing on her special gift that I hope I can pass on to others. The love of learning and helping kids reach their full potential academically as well as in their personal lives.
I enjoy our discussions about God, and though we have religious differences, we communicate about our love for the churches that we belong to and about a God that we love and serve.
Thank you Mary, for reminding me daily about the importance of education in the lives of children.
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