Which teachers had the biggest positive influence on you? What did they do? Did you ever let them know?

My favorite teacher was my high school English teacher. She was always really kind and calm and gave such great positive feedback. I don't remember anyone in my class disliking her or causing trouble because she was just a genuinely kind person.

Mrs. R motivated me to write seriously during 9th grade. There was a literary magazine at my school & I wrote a short story in between classes with her editorial help. It was an Edge of Tomorrow rip off set in my cousin's house with Integra Hellsing as a main character. She then helped me with college advice today and even came to my uncle's book signing! She even came to my graduation and I'm grateful.

Mrs. S and Mrs. B nominated me as the best English student of the year and put me in the English honors program (during 9th grade). I never told them but they don't understand how grateful I am for that.

My school librarian. She was always super kind. Nearing the end of my junior year, my English class had us write letters to our favorite teachers. Adding our names was optional and there were no exact guidelines. I thought I would be leaving that school before my senior year so I added my name to the end of my note. Turns out that I didn’t leave and I’ll never forget her face on the first day of school. She never mentioned it but I could tell it made her really happy