To All the Great Teachers
In this World Thank you for being such wonderful teachers, exemplary role models,
and caring people;
Thank you for knowing your subjects and sharing your knowledge;
Thank you for not being afraid to treat students like real people;
Thank you for showing acceptance, approval, and appreciation.
These are all gifts that are so important to a student's development
and that your students will always remember you…
Words of encouragement, a little respect, and simple gestures of
kindness from a teacher promote the perfect climate for students to
study, learn and grow.
Your attitude translates into a spirit of friendliness and good will
towards others in an atmosphere of creative freedom, joy and ease,
and you foster this feeling in your classroom.
We salute the good work you've done. We appreciate the people you
are, and we thank for your positive influence. You have passed on
invaluable instruction and wisdom and created pleasurable moments
associated with learning that will always be sweet memories…
Thank you for answering the call to be teachers
Thank you for the enduring impression you've made in the lives you
have touched
Every community needs people like you
Your contributions are immeasurable
Your lessons are permanent
You improve our world
You are so important…
THANK YOUTHAANKS FOR.....
…making the difference
…long, long hours
…creating a sense of family
…being the keeper of dreams
…pleasing a lot
…using good judgement
…teaching for learning
…making reading fun
…forgiving
…being the wind beneath my wings
…that sensitive touch
…teaching class
…never giving up on anybody
…believing in miracles
…respecting each other
…taking responsibility for all students
…keeping a tight rein on discipline
…striving for excellence, not perfection
…being brave
…smiling a lot
…never depriving our children of hope
…being tough minded but tender hearted
…showing enthusiasm even when you don't feel like it
…keeping your promises
…giving your best
…your wisdom and courage
…being punctual and insisting on it in others
…providing creative solutions
…avoiding the negative and seeking out the good
…being there when students need you
…listening
…doing more than is expected
…never giving up on what you really want
…remaining open, flexible, and curious
…being a friend
…sharing
…keeping several irons in the fire
…being a child's hero
…going the distance
…having a good sense of humour
…being a dream maker
…giving your heart
When God created teachers,
He gave us special friends
To help us understand His world
And truly comprehend
The beauty and the wonder
Of everything we see,
And become a better person
With each discovery.
When God created teachers,
He gave us special guides
To show us ways in which to grow
So we can all decide
How to live and how to do
What's right instead of wrong,
To lead us so that we can lead
And learn how to be strong.
Why God created teachers,
In His wisdom and His grace,
Was to help us learn to make our world
A better, wiser place
When you thought I wasn't looking, you displayed my first report,
and I wanted to do another.
When you thought I wasn't looking, you fed a stray cat, and I
thought it was good to be kind to animals.
When you thought I wasn't looking, you gave me a sticker, and I knew
that little things were special things.
When you thought I wasn't looking, you put your arm around me, and I
felt loved.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw tears come from your eyes,
and I learned that sometimes things hurt--but that it's all right to
cry.
When you thought I wasn't looking, you smiled, and it made me want
to look that pretty too.
When you thought I wasn't looking, you cared, and I wanted to be
everything I could be.
When you thought I wasn't looking--I looked...and wanted to say
thanks for all those things you did when you thought I wasn't
looking.
Teachers
Paint their minds
and guide their thoughts
Share their achievements
and advise their faults
Inspire a Love
of knowledge and truth
As you light the path
Which leads our youth
For our future brightens
with each lesson you teach
Each smile you lengthen
Each goal you help reach
For the dawn of each poet
each philosopher and king
Begins with a Teacher
And the wisdom they bring
Someone who is wise,
Who cares about the students and wears no disguise.
But is honest and open and shares from the heart,
Not just lessons from books, but life where you are.
A teacher takes time to help and tutor,
With English or math or on a computer.
Its teachers who's patient, even in stress,
Who never gives less than their very best!
Adapted:
ELTCM Resource Centre