OT - kvelling! (that wouldbe outpouring of pride!)

impressive

Thank you for sharing your joy with us Steffi! I can almost feel how exited you are over this event and that is one of the reason I love you.

Wow that is just awesome. You are such an inspiration and a joy. You are an amazing teacher and a joyous person. Please don't change.

Every child should have as dedicated a teacher as you are. Your pride shines through your words brilliantly! Even if I have to google a lot of them to figure out what you're talking about.   I think I live in a bubble.

Very nice Steffi.  You know, everyone looks back at their time and school and remembers one teacher that stands out from the others.  That teacher that went the extra mile and really cared about them.  I have one or two I can think of and I'm sure for many of your students, you are that teacher too.

kvelling is always better than kvetching ;-).

Seriously - based on what I know of you, you DO go way beyond a "normal" teacher in working to engage and inspire your students.  The love and care you show that goes WAY beyond "algebra" helps your students blossom and grow.  You may say that great teachers come from great students, but I'd say that it's the other way around - great students (and citizens) come from great teachers (and parents).  There have been many of my teachers over the years who I wouldn't walk across the room to see, because they weren't "worth" the effort (because they treated their students like we weren't worth the effort).  There are a few who I still think about, honor, and would go WAY out of my way to see.  You're one of the latter type of teacher and you should be proud of yourself for that.

Karen

What a great post.  I am so glad you had a wonderful evening.  From the sounds of it, I bet every child and parent there is as thrilled to have had you as part of their lives.