Dear Teacher,
You have been one of the most influential people to ever enter my life. I learned more from you then just how to be a good student, but how to be a good person. To understand the world around me in a critical and practical way. You have shown me that it is ok to make mistakes as long as you learn from them. And the most important thing you taught me was just too simply believe that I was capable of anything.
As the beginning of the school year draws close I want to remind you just how important you are to your students. Having you as a teacher has changed my life for the better, and has helped me grow into the person I am today. You inspire more students than I think you will ever know. You are a constant factor in their ever changing lives, a stable person they can always go to for help or advice. You are the person who willingly stays after school for hours to help your students who need tutoring, who wakes up early on test days to hold before school reviews, and who offers support when you see a student struggling.
You are the reason most kids push themselves so they can walk on that stage. We want to make you proud, to show you that you were right all along. That not only could we make it, but we did. At the end of the day the world might just label you as nothing more than a teacher, but I promise you will always be more than that to me and the countless other students you have taught. So Smile, keep your chin up, and go inspire the next generation of school age kids, because I promise they will love you just as much as the rest of us do!
Sincerely,
An admiring former student