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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

This is the absolute best gift you can give a teacher, to come back and say to us, "You made a difference; I remember you."

We don't get to know if we really did anything unless this happens.

Source: watching my mum as a 40+ year teacher and my own 10+ years in the profession.

ETA: Space I could not live with.