If there's an A+ teacher in your past, take time to let him or her know. My eighth-grade English teacher, Mrs. Kuhler, had bright blue eyes, a peaches -and- cream complexion, snowy-white hair, and a regal bearing. She reigned over my homeroom class with stately poise and grace. Although she maintained a well-groomed stable of adages, she loved one in particular: "Time to get down to brass tacks!" We knew that Zoe Nora Kuhler expected us to outshine all of the other homeroom students put together. Shetaught us to set high goals. But teaching is a thankless job. If thank-yous ever occur to students, it's often too late. Sifting through my daughter's grade school papers, I found cards and drawings intended for teachers Alexa clearly adored.
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