Daniel Donaghy - Teachers Make a Difference - Harry Humes

The speaker recounts their transformative experience with Harry Humes, a poet and professor at Kutztown University. Initially a physics major, the speaker took a portrait writing class where they wrote a personal poem about their father. The feedback from Harry was encouraging, leading the speaker to realize their passion for poetry and teaching. This experience inspired them to pursue a career in teaching at a state school, aiming to help others find their voices, similar to how Harry helped them.

What was the narrator's initial major before taking the portrait writing class?

• Literature

• Art

• Physics

• History

What was the narrator's first assignment in the portrait writing class?

• A research paper

• A narrative portrait poem

• A book review

• A short story

How did the narrator feel after submitting the poem to Harry Humes?

• Anxious

• Excited

• Indifferent

• Confident

What was Harry Humes' reaction to the narrator's poem?

• He was critical and asked for a rewrite

• He was indifferent and gave no feedback

• He was encouraging and offered guidance

• He was dismissive and uninterested

What career path did the narrator decide to pursue after being inspired by Harry Humes?

• Journalism

• Teaching

• Physics

• Engineering