"Sometimes a shining moment" by Eliot Wigginton . Includes personal experiences as well

In the book Sometimes a Shining Moment, Eliot Wiginton had a student that talked about a teacher who takes time to recognize students as an individual and not just part of a group. The student went on to say "I had one particular teacher that I would never forget. Once when the teacher gave back an essay I found that she had complimented my essay, the topic, and even me." I had a teacher that …

…and protested my grades after he handed back the papers. Now that I look back and think about him, I believe that he a very special grading system of his own. Girls get an "A", boys get a "B or C" and smokers get "F's". It was very unfair and I did not like some of the girls in that class that year because of the grade that they got that they did not earn.