34 thoughts on “A letter to my teacher

  1. Dale's avatar Dale Nov 18, 2024 / 11:44

    What a wonderful letter, Keith! It goes to show that we don’t know what sticks in the back of our subconscious. She prepared you for many moons later.

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  2. Sadje's avatar Sadje Nov 18, 2024 / 11:51

    Aww, this sort of letter would make any teacher so proud of her former student! A wonderful take Keith. Thanks for joining in.

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  3. Suzette Benjamin's avatar Suzette Benjamin Nov 18, 2024 / 11:58

    Beautiful masterful take on the prompt, Keirh. . And a moving tribute to the tireless efforts of our self appointment guides in our childhood the world system call school teachers. Bravo!!

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  4. beth's avatar beth Nov 18, 2024 / 12:31

    aw, such a happy ending, even with all the struggles along the way. sometimes we learn in spite of ourselves.

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  5. Christine Goodnough's avatar Christine Goodnough Nov 18, 2024 / 14:46

    Bravo for you–maybe you’ll get a knighthood for your literary efforts. 😉 And this post will definitely be an encouragement for teachers. (Oops. I split a verb there!)

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  6. Denise Hammond's avatar Denise Hammond Nov 18, 2024 / 15:13

    Excellent! Did you know that Benjamin Franklin only completed the second grade?

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      • pensitivity101's avatar pensitivity101 Nov 19, 2024 / 19:51

        Ah. Same as my teachers who are probably pushing up daisies somewhere now. Those at grammar school were already old!!

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  7. messymimi's meanderings's avatar messymimi's meanderings Nov 19, 2024 / 02:16

    I hope, if she’s still living, you actually sent this letter. If she’s not, maybe you could find one of her children. They’d probably like to know their mom made such a difference in the lives of students.

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  8. Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶's avatar Nancy (The Sicilian Storyteller) Nov 19, 2024 / 04:12

    That was an incredible letter to your teacher, Keith, and an impressive read for all of us. How lovely to know a bit more about you! Thanks for sharing your thoughts today.

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  9. Shweta's avatar Shweta Nov 20, 2024 / 13:46

    Ohh that was a very lovely letter to your teacher, Keith. A beautiful tribute. I find it so hard to believe that you’re someone who had performed so miserably in English Lit class! I’m sure she’ll be extremely proud of you.

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  10. paeansunplugged's avatar paeansunplugged Nov 25, 2024 / 04:18

    As a former teacher, my heart burst with joy on reading your letter, Keith.

    Though let me confess, I am with you on Richard II!

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  11. Susi Bocks's avatar Susi Bocks Nov 25, 2024 / 21:03

    A wonderful interpretation of that image! So sweet and fun, Keith. 🙂

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