Dear Mrs. McNeeley,
I think about you more often than you have probably considered. As I'm earning my English Education degree, I find myself asking whether the assignments I'm creating would be comparable to yours in the way you thought about learning as a long-term journey. I felt like it wasn't a pass-the-quiz type of teaching, but a mission to dig deeper into our strengths and forgive our weaknesses. It takes a pretty special person to do that. The only reason why I still know what a gerund means is because of you. Somehow, you integrated language skills into the curriculum in an including and engaging way. I also felt as though you consistently cared about us as people and your equals. You encouraged our potentials and supported us through that the entire year. My boyfriend Zac Frazier, you may remember him, and I still talk about how we loved you. It's funny how we met in your class. I'm a teacher's assistant at a local middle school and no offense, they are pretty crazy. How did you ever put up with us? I hope people have been giving you credit for what you deserve and deserved. Thank you for being such a significantly positive impact in my life. I feel as though writing is part of who I am now and you helped me create the skills in order to do so. Zac will always need help on his grammar though, but that's why he has me. I hope everything in your life is going well. Take care! Warmly, Kelly Peterson Dunlap Valley Middle School Graduate of 2013 Dunlap High School Graduate of 2017 Colorado State University soon to be graduate in 2020
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This letter is filled with so much love. I am so glad that you were able to have such an incredible role model as a teacher. It is amazing how big of an impact a single person can have on our lives. I'm sure this would warm Mrs. McNeeley's heart if she read it. Thank you so much for sharing.
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