'The woman I once knew as just a quirky geometry teacher, became like a mother to me.' Teacher becomes foster mom to her student—who then becomes valedictorian.
What happens when someone you barely know steps up for you? What happens when that person pushes you to reach your full potential?This is the story of Robert Hurley and Amy Krusemark. Hurley is about to graduate as the valedictorian of his class, and is deciding between Yale and Stanford -- he's received a full ride to both schools.
In his college essay, Robert described the family he came from – his mother dealing drugs, his father a drug addict. Despite that, Hurley wrote, “I always knew my siblings and I were the most precious part of my mother’s life.” Despite her struggles,"mom still found time to take us to Sim’s Park, watch SpongeBob, or play Monopoly with us,” he wrote. “When I had growing pains, she sang Elvis songs while massaging my aching legs. Her love was obvious.
After finding out he found out that he was no longer able to stay in the group home, Hurley told"GMA" that his teacher, Amy Krusemark"saved me so I didn't have to start again." He wrote in his college essay,"The woman I once knew as just a quirky geometry teacher, became like a mother to me. She taught me how to drive a stick-shift and rode white-knuckled to school each day until I got the hang of it."
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