<story><title>Patrick Stewart on the teacher who spotted his talent</title><url>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/oct/13/a-moment-that-changed-me-patrick-stewart-on-the-teacher-who-spotted-his-talent-and-saved-him</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>rohansingh</author><text>What I found interesting about this was that Patrick Stewart is 81, and his highly-influential teacher who just passed was 96.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s funny how, as a student, your teacher seems like a real adult person from a completely different generation. But I guess after you fast-forward a few decades, the difference becomes pretty trivial.</text></comment>
<story><title>Patrick Stewart on the teacher who spotted his talent</title><url>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/oct/13/a-moment-that-changed-me-patrick-stewart-on-the-teacher-who-spotted-his-talent-and-saved-him</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>fossuser</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s funny the disproportionate effect one good teacher can have on someone&amp;#x27;s life (and also the negative effect of a bad one). It&amp;#x27;s worth reaching out to them and sending emails to the good ones - I&amp;#x27;ve found they appreciate it.</text></comment>