To My Favorite Teacher,

First, I just want to say thank you. Thank you for being the smart, kind human being all of your students know you to be. Thank you for going above and beyond your everyday teaching duties in order to make sure that I made it through high school. Thank you for being my school mom and listening to me vent about everything from work drama to boy problems during lunch every day.

As a person who really struggled in high school, I can honestly say that having your class to look forward to every day made it worth waking up in the mornings. You are the kind of person whose warmth and positivity radiates like sunshine, making it impossible not to love coming to your class. I knew that if I hung in there for my first three classes, I would make it to yours at the end of the day, and I found comfort in knowing that.

So thank you for supporting me and encouraging me to chase my dreams. Thank you for understanding that sometimes life obstacles get in the way of academics. Thank you for sharing my best and worst moments with me. Knowing that I can continue to make you proud as I continue on my journey as a college student makes me incredibly happy.

I learned a lot more than how to draw a self-portrait in your class because of your willingness to share your knowledge about life with me. I am a better person for having been your student, and I will always be grateful for meeting you. The impact you made on me is everlasting, and I know that each of your students is equally as lucky to call you their teacher.

And thank you most of all for being the inspirational and amazing human being you so effortlessly are each day.