[Ask an Educator] The Best Moments of Teacher Appreciation Week

It’s Teacher Appreciation Month at Edmentum and the celebrations have only just begun. We turned to our amazing network of educators on Facebook and Twitter, where we asked you to tell us: what's your favorite #TeacherAppreciationWeek memory? Was there something special a student did for you? Or a school celebration? A kind gesture from a neighbor?

Over 260 educators responded with some incredible stories! Here are a few of our favorite answers:

I think we can all agree, this is a masterpiece:

I have been a teacher of the Deaf for 32 years! To answer your question definitely this picture given to me by my 1st grade student! #TeacherAppreciationWeek pic.twitter.com/pcxEuq3tvm

— lorene d (@lorene4too) May 3, 2021

A truly beautiful moment:

A student brought me some flowers and spoke. This student joined a few months before the end of the school. She wouldn't talk to anyone. She thank you for teaching her. I was so excited to hear her voice.

— Valerie McElroy (@valamac) May 3, 2021

Super precious:

I got this book today. My student read it to me. I didn’t stand a chance. It was just the absolute sweetest. pic.twitter.com/vnBq4gZlE6

— Isabel Marsh (@Marshteaches) May 3, 2021

The little things can mean the world:

I have a non binary student who brings me handwritten cards on a regular basis to thank me for seeing them and loving them as they are. It’s so kind for them to take the time.

— Maureen Wehmeier (@maestraw) May 4, 2021

How doggone cute is this?

My favorite memory so far is this absolutely adorable card that a student picked out for me with a kind message inside. They know how much I love my fur baby Max and they found him on a card! My heart!!  pic.twitter.com/jXYLUkPJNa

— Miss Jocelyn Hasenohr (@MissHasenohr) May 4, 2021

Digital and thoughtful:

Yes!  I received some of the most thoughtful digital letters from my students this week for #TeacherApprecationWeek pic.twitter.com/VtZF2wiRgH

— Kayla Richardson (@mindfulmaestra_) May 5, 2021

What a sweet treat:

One of my students brought me this cute cookie today! pic.twitter.com/4darTxVXD2

— Kris Barr Paquette (@Readingteachkbp) May 3, 2021

Passing down your passion is the best gift of all:

Just today got a comment from a former student from years ago! Made my day!!  pic.twitter.com/pbdEgk5GKd

— Stephen Guerriero  (@guerrist) May 4, 2021

Talk about charming!

One of my favorite memories/something special is when a student gave me half of a rainbow heart necklace. His half said “Best” and mine said “Friends”.  I still have my necklace. pic.twitter.com/JvPgHkgp02

— Melissa Darrow, NBCT (@MelissaDarrow) May 4, 2021

A true gift from the heart:

My favorite #TeacherAppreciationWeek memory is when a student gave me partially used fingernail polish that she had wrapped herself. It was a true gift from the heart.

— Jill Ollmann (@OllmannJill) May 4, 2021

A truly incredible impact:

My favorite student memory was one of my first years and I had a student who could speak Spanish but I kept helping her and her mom was pregnant and I saw her a year later and she had learned so much English and they named the new baby after me!

— Soph (@yankeesmobb) May 3, 2021

Could it get any sweeter?

A student once gave me a teddy bear that he owned previous because it reminded them that he no longer needed it to face their fears.

— Lorena Mireles (@LMireles_MCES) May 3, 2021

This is out of this world!

My favorite teacher appreciation memory is when my class surprised me with the cutest decorated door! pic.twitter.com/kXSIkpFWMc

— Amber Leigh(@AmberteachesK) May 4, 2021

Truly worth cherishing:

My favorite gift from a child's parent was a handwritten letter that included the words, "Thank you for loving my child." It was my 1st year. I still have that card 22 years later.

— Tonya Fletcher (@tonya_nc) May 3, 2021

Be sure to explore these social threads for even more insiring stories from educators. And don’t forget, Teacher Appreciation lasts all May long at Edmentum! Be sure to follow us on social for more weekly questions and the chance to win fun prizes.