Everyone has at least one teacher who inspired them to be the best that they could be, whether that was in elementary school, high school or even college. I have been lucky enough to have not just one, but many teachers who have inspired me all the way through my years of education. Even though teaching is not the career path I think that I will take, it is one that I admire and respect very much. It takes dedication to get up every morning and go teach students, many of whom would rather be anywhere but your classroom. I just wanted to take a minute to say thank you to all of those amazing teachers out there.
Thank you for always going the extra mile. I know that there are some teachers who don’t, who put in “just enough” time and then move on with their day, but to the ones who put in all of that extra time–thank you. I know that you probably feel it goes unnoticed, and to a lot of kids it might, but there will always be the few that do notice. When you give us extra pointers or decorate the classroom for holidays or get to school early so that we can try and figure out that math problem, it truly means the world to us.
Thank you for showing that you care. Thanks for really listening to our problems and trying to help us, your students, work through them. This is really a big thank you for high school teachers. I don’t know how many times or how many different teachers my classmates or I ranted to in high school about all of our life problems. I know that in the grand scheme of things, our high school problems aren’t that big, but the fact that you sit there and listen and care means more than you could ever know.
Thank you for believing in your students, especially when they don’t believe in themselves. There were so many times in elementary school and high school that I did not think I was smart enough or capable enough to grasp a concept, but I always had a teacher who believed I could. That belief is the thing that continuously inspired me to try again and eventually grasp whatever it is I was struggling with.
Thank you for choosing to be a teacher. I know that it is not the highest-paying job and, more than likely, you could have done something else with your talents where you would make more money and get more respect, but you chose to teach. And because you chose to teach, I and so many around me fell in love with learning. It is because of the teachers like you that students go on to become doctors, nurses, lawyers, accountants and even teachers. You inspire us from the beginning, and that is worth so much more than could ever be put into words. Your love and dedication for your job always shines through and that pushes us to be the best we people we can be.
