Dear high school teachers,
As I'm sitting here preparing for my first college final, (well not really because I'm writing this article) I'm realizing how good I had it. You all took the time to write out thorough study guides to help prepare us the best you could for every test, and yet I'm sitting here with an open text book in front of me because, well, that's all I have to study for this final. I know this sounds cliche, but without you guys I really wouldn't be the person I am today. You all could have done what many college professors do and just let us fail, but you genuinely cared about our success. I am here because of you guys. I'm sitting in this desk, in my dorm room, on this beautiful college campus because of ya'll. Yes I'm not using half the math I was forced to learn because "I'll need it in college" and yes MLA style isn't a thing here and YES I CAN USE LINKING VERB IN MY ESSAYS, but I honestly believe that I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you all taking so much time and effort to make sure that I really understood the materials. I wouldn't be here if you didn't create an environment in the classroom that made me comfortable to express myself. And I mostly definitely wouldn't be here, writing for the Odyssey, If ya'll didn't teach me to believe in myself. So for that, and for countless other reasons, thank you.
Sincerely,
A student who is thankful that you cared