Not to brag or anything, but really nice thank you’s from parents and students aren’t all that common. Maybe that reflects on me as a teacher, but I don’t think so.
Yesterday, the last day of school, one student gave me a $15 iTunes gift card, another showed me an un-addressed poem about someone who makes her smile every day, complete with “I love you” (“That’s quite a love note,” I said. “Is it about your boyfriend?” “No!” she said, indignant), and yet another wrote me a really nice card–and I got a really nice email from her parents, too.
That student, SA, had written me another card several months ago:
“Dear Mr. Jacobs, I want to thank you a bunch for letting me copy those notes. I looked everywhere for them and just couldn’t find them. I’m really glad that you gave me the notes to copy. It really meaned a lot to me. You have been an aMaZiNg teacher so far. you are one of my favorite teachers on this team. Thanks again! From, SA. Thanks A Bunch!”
This is the card she gave me yesterday:
And this is the note from her parents:
“Dear Mr. Jacobs,
Thank you for being such a wonderful teacher for SA this school year. She has enjoyed you and your class so much. As parents, we can tell she has learned more this year than last year. She speaks very highly of you personally and professionally. I know she will remember as one of her favorite teachers. This has been a much better year for her due to all of her teachers being able to handle many of the issues with students who tend to have discipline issues. I want to thank you personally for not allowing these students to interrupt her learning like it did last year. She appreciated how you handled the students and spoke highly of you for that.
Again, thank you for teaching our daughter this year. My husband and I hope you and your family have a wonderful summer.”
