I was drowning and not knowing what to do and so the first thing I did was reach out to my teacher. 

I hope we can continue to support teachers that inspire students and encourage them to stay inside the classroom so that future students will have a better chance at learning and thriving both inside the classroom and out in the real world.

"I was lucky enough to have a teacher who was super supportive. He just gave an environment that everyone felt welcomed in the class." 

"She made such a big impact on my life because she never doubted my potential. She always supported me, she always encouraged me to always do my very best and never give up nor doubt myself." 

More than that, she made me feel proud of speaking two languages. She didn't just teach me, she connected with me. She made me feel seen like I mattered.

Hi, my name is Dayvion, and I'm in the 8th grade. I wanna shout out to Mr. Cook for encouraging me to Stay out of trouble and do my work. And do one on ones with you.

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So I'll say it's a love for learning and teaching others because when you know better you can teach better. 

 I want to appreciate my teacher, Mr. H for helping me every single day with my math

 I wanna give a shout out to a teacher I had in the 4th grade named Miss Jones. But if we want to bring it to today's day, let's give a shout out to school 63, Ms. Estrada. She's the best.