To all of the teachers who have inspired me thus far,

Thank you.

Your efforts were never overlooked and your passion was never taken for granted. Reading and English have always been my favorite subjects, but because of you, I have found a new love for poetry and a new favorite book. I never liked math and I never understood certain things like having to flip the sky and multiply, however, when you came along, you told me that I was more than capable of completing my math homework and passing the tests for which I was nervous. History was never an interesting subject to me until you explained to me that history was, and is, important for us to learn not to repeat awful things and learn about things that we should do instead.

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Thank you for teaching me a language that I otherwise would have never known.

Thank you for giving me the knowledge that will allow me to connect with the world outside of my community.

Thank you for being patient with me when I couldn't grasp a concept. Each of you made me care about education more than I already did and I could never thank you more. You provided me with the primary education that is the basis of my life so far. You have taught me everything that I know. You have given my life in the ways of intellectual freedom.

Thank you for being a rock and parental figure that I could lean on and trust.

Thank you for understanding my humor.

Thank you for being someone who I could relate to and for giving me advice when I didn't know which way to go.

I miss you more than you'll ever know and wish I could have one more week of classes with you, but we both know that isn't going to happen because life goes on and everything we once loved must leave us and we must grow from it. I love you.

Best wishes,

Your former student