Portrait of Mrs. Margaret McKeen My kindergarten teacher Mrs. McKeen was both powerful and kind. As I get older, I think some teachers were angels in disguise. She was one of them. When it was your turn to go on the swing set, she would silently pat the top of your head. When your turn was over, she would gesture with her arm to come to her. She was the first teacher to recognize my creative nature and told my mother I had talent.