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Eileen Vorbach Collins's avatar

Oh, this one has me in tears and I've barely finished my coffee. Highlighting this one!

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Deborah Way's avatar

❤️❤️❤️

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Doreen Frances's avatar

What a beautiful tribute to your teacher. I remember those fruit scented markers!

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Deborah Way's avatar

thank you for reading 💜

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Nadia Salomon's avatar

This truly resonated with me. Thank you for sharing your deeply personal story.

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Deborah Way's avatar

thank you for reading 💜

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Jan Burns's avatar

With that highlighter, I could see it all...beautiful imagery, your story was in full color for me. Thank you for sharing it with us.

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Deborah Way's avatar

💜💜💜

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Debbie Feit's avatar

Beautifully written and so poignant.

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Deborah Way's avatar

agree💜

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Elizabeth Bobrick's avatar

Beautiful!

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Deborah Way's avatar

💜💜💜

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Coyote Susan's avatar

One teacher can make a word of difference. All the more bittersweet when we don’t realize it at the time. I wish I could go back and tell my fourth grade teacher how much he helped me build my confidence and learn to love learning. Thank you for this sweet story.

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