class at the time. and you whirled around and you looked at that class and you said, don't you dare laugh at her. she can outwrite every single one of you every day of the week. of course, you saved my life in that moment. i didn't know i could write. but i knew from that moment on i wanted to be a writer. so i thank you for that. and for all the other gifts that you've given to all of your students through the years. so what makes a good teacher? is it something you're born to be or can it be taught? >> i don't think it can be taught. >> you think it's just in you or it's not? >> i think you have to have love and passion and just absolutely enjoy every second regardless of how frustrating it can be. >> 50 years of teaching. how has -- how have students changed? >> that's a real good question. because of technology, and computers, everything, i teach completely with technology. >> oh, you do? >> when they are ready for me to