This past spring, a panel of 17 adults at Hofstra University was invited to speak on the topic of "The Teacher Who Shaped My Life." The panelists (professors, teachers, administrators, and undergraduate and graduate students) spoke of teachers who had stretched their students' minds, spoken to their hearts, appreciated them as creative individuals, and encouraged them to have high expectations of themselves. The author spoke as a panelist, recorded the presentation, and interviewed members of the audience (primarily pre-service teachers) afterwards. In this article, she describes what the panelists had said about the teachers who had shaped their lives. (Contains 2 notes.)