Gratitude for Teachers / One Good Thing
Celebrities: They're just like us! (Haha)
Last week I shared an important moment in my life — where I went back to my elementary school and gave each student a book to take home.
If you’re interested in reading that essay,
I loved the comments and feedback I received.
So many of us look back and give a lot of credit for our success in life to our favorite teacher(s). In my essay, I singled out my 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Jones.
I’m sharing a short video now of a few celebrities thanking their favorite teachers. Stay tuned especially for Adele, who shares a memory and gratitude for her favorite teacher — and her teacher is in the audience. (Thanks to the inimitable Emma Thompson, who cleverly set this up…).
(Oh Emma — YOU are one of MY favorite teachers…)
Do you have a favorite teacher? Give that person a shout out in the comments section!
ENJOY! I’ll be back with a fresh take on at least ONE “good thing” on Sunday.
Love,
Amy
What a wonderful video! It was so refreshing to watch the positive impact teachers can have on someone’s life especially at a time when bashing teachers for their supposedly high salaries happens more than praising them for their positive impact on & dedication to the students they teach. Thank you for sharing this!
Jim Sharer, my 6th grade teacher in Janesville, Wisconsin in the 1970s. I shout him out every chance I get and here is why: It was spelling bee time and all 5th and 6th graders were in the library. A teacher asked everyone who wanted to be in the bee to move to one side of the library. I did not join in (despite winning the bee in 5th grade) because I was pretty sure I'd win again and I didn't feel I needed to. My 5th grade teacher *yelled at me in front of all the students and teachers* because she didn't want me to waste my talent. Mr. Sharer whispered in my ear, "You don't have to do anything you don't want to." That gave me the courage to not cave in to the yelling teacher.
Imagine my happiness, decades later, when I found Mr. Sharer on Facebook. He asked for my help with a UW-Madison matter (I work on that campus) and I was so glad to be able to "pay him back," even though he didn't look at it that way.
Anyway, Jim Sharer from Wilson Elementary in Janesville. My favorite to this day.