Students

Thank you for giving me self-confidence to believe in myself.  I cannot thank you enough for understanding my situation.  I will never forget you for that… It has been a real struggle for me in high school and if it weren’t for teachers like you, I never would have made it.

*

Of the countless things I have learned from you, I think the most important was your insight on the job of a teacher.  You said…that the job… was to teach students how to think critically… This remark has had such an impact on me because that one day either as a friend, a father, or a professor, I will have to teach and what you said will remind me why I am teaching.

*

I just graduated from [university] with [degree]. It took some time and a few internships to do it… and I never would have done the first internship had it not been for this fantastic English teacher I had sophomore year of high school who taught me how awesome Shakespeare actually was. So thanks for putting me on the right track that lead me to the place I needed to be. I probably never would have made it this far if I hadn’t had you as a teacher… So thanks again for being one of the most positive influences during a difficult time in my life…

*

…taking your class really opened my eyes to a new kind of literature.  Your enthusiasm and never-ending smile never failed to excite the class, and your ability to joke with the students…really created a friendly atmosphere.

*

I feel I am a better, more well-rounded person for taking that class and I thank you for that… It is because of teachers like you that I am going to college to be a secondary education teacher… Hopefully one day my future students will think as highly as me as I think of you both.

*

You have been such a wonderful life teacher for me!  I hope to someday be a teacher and I wish to fit the role at least half as well as you do.  You seem to be so passionate about teaching that you make me passionate about learning.  You are truly gifted and a great inspiration to me.

*

Thank you for making the last half of my year the most interesting time I’ve had in all of high school  You are two of the best teachers I have ever had and I’m so happy that I had the opportunity to be a part of the Multicultural Studies class.

*

Teachers like you two make high school fun, positive, and a joy to come to every day.  Not only do you guys make the classroom a great social environment but you make everyone feel comfortable, and I admire adults who make that effort for teenagers.