My wife came home glowing yesterday; she’d just received a card (with a dollar in it ;>) from one of her students. It said, “Thank you, I love you!” and was accompanied by multiple hugs. She got choked-up when she showed it to me. What’s the big deal? I mean, you’d think she’d be used to that by now (it happens all the time). But, no, she never really seems to take it for granted. And I kinda love that about her. A lot, actually.
Mitch Teemley 
Love these. Thanks for posting, Mitch. I’m going to forward this to my beloved spouse, Dr. Meri, teacher of teachers, and to my son-in-law, the elementary school principal.
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Give them my regards, Steve.
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Very funny Mitch! I had a professor in Advanced Criticism who was a nice enough guy but he definitely qualified as Darth Grader. I had the second highest grade at B- the highest was B+ scored by a lady with a master’s in library science! Thanks for the laughs…
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My pleasure, Pete (yeah, I had a couple of Prof. Darths, too).
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These are great! Too hard to pick a favorite. (Sorry about the sentence fragment.)
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;>)
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Once again, Mitch, it’s your knack for proper placement of images / words (especially re the Christa McAuliffe quotation) that makes for an extraordinary reading experience. That teacher / astronaut’s biggest challenge / mistake in life turned out to be entrusting her very life to NASA engineers who had failed to remember their bygone, basic science lessons; that extreme cold weather could cause the space shuttle Challenger’s O-Rings to contract; catastrophically so. RIP Christa.
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Amen, Tom.
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What a lovely post: thanks a lot for sharing
PS I was a teacher
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Kudos to you, Ms. Luisa.
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Thank you 🙏🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🙏
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I love this! My 1st grader has been working hard all work on her teacher appreciation cards and now we have ones for her teacher, the music teacher, the art teacher, the PE teacher and the librarian. Oh, and the office. I guess you could say we really appreciate our teachers and I love hearing your wife’s reaction! Wonderful.
And that Auden quote is amazing!
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Thank you! Shared these with my sister – in – law! Good teachers deserve the best of affection.
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A giant pile of truth here, Mitch. You’ve encapsulated what it is to teach very well. Challenge and exhilaration!
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Thank you, Nancy!
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Please give your wife a big thank-you from me for the life changing work she is doing in the lives of children.
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Will do, Patty.
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Mitch, what a great tribute, and awesome laughs, to teaching! Please tell your wife “Happy Teacher Appreciation Week” (everyday!)! It was always my favorite week and the cards, like the one she received, is what keeps a teacher inspired! 💛🙌🏻
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I will, Karla, and Happy Teacher’s Appreciation Day to you — once a teacher, always a teacher!
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Aw, thank you, Mitch! 🥰I really enjoy working with my “special” needs adults and visiting kids at school. 🙏🏻
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I really enjoyed your quotes and images…and I am pretty sure I understand why your wife got choked up:)
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Thanks for the laughs! As a retired teacher, I can relate! Thanks to your wife, we should appreciate all teachers.
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We are doing state testing this week. I needed a good laugh. Thanks, Mitch.
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My pleasure, Pam.
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❤ I love this and am a teacher s well
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Happy Teacher Week, Beth!
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Thanks!
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My mother taught first grade for years. She said that she decided to retire when she could no longer remember how to count beyond 10…
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Very nice
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Hahaha…These are just hilarious!
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Awwwww…….what a lovely post! The quotes are so beautiful, Mitch! I like the rainbow one the best. 🙂
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Excellent, Mitch. As a teacher, I can relate to so many of these.
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Happy Teacher Week, David!
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Fantastic! Very touching story. 🌹
I couldn’t resist posting this:
A guy goes to the supermarket and notices an attractive woman waving at him.
She says hello. He’s rather taken aback because he can’t place where he knows her from so he says, ‘Do you know me?’ to which she replies, ‘I think you’re the father of one of my kids.’
Now his mind travels back to the only time he has ever been unfaithful to his wife and says, ‘Are you the stripper from the bachelor party that I made love to on the pool table with all my buddies watching while your partner whipped my butt with wet celery???’
She looks into his eyes and says calmly, ‘No, I’m your son’s teacher.’ 🤣 🤣
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Love it. Thank you for the laugh. I did need a laugh today particularly… 🙏🏻
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Then I’m happy I was able to oblige!
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Compliments to your wife. I particularly like the last quote. 👏🏻
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Yes! Received some sweet and funny notes myself this week. Always tugs at my heart. ☺️
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I’ll bet. Happy Teacher Week, Kelley!
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Thanks you, Mitch! 😊
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I’ve learned three things being married to a teacher: 1.) it takes a special person to be a teacher. They are saints on Earth.
2.) I could never be one because I’m lacking in patience and most every other skill needed to be a teacher — meaning to be a parent, social worker, psychologist, lawyer, facilities supervisor, curriculum planner, policeman, medical doctor, behavior therapist, confidant for the parent, communicator and storyteller. Got all those jobs?
3.) the job never ends. The best support I can offer, is not problem solving, but just listening.
It sounds like you can relate!
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Yep!
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Love when I get cards too! I’m a teacher too, check out my blog
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Will do!
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Lovely post.
Brought back memories of my trove of cards and gifts from my students and parents.
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Aww.
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“A teacher is someone who talks in someone else’s sleep.” WOW. 😂😂😂😁😁
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