Comments on: Open Letter (debut)

By: laura bruno lilly

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 09 Aug 2020 22:05:38 +0000

Oh teacher, you will love learning that guitar…it has a history and will guide your explorations!
On my way to your rec’d post link.

By: petespringerauthor

petespringerauthor — Sun, 09 Aug 2020 17:00:42 +0000

As a former elementary teacher for thirty-one years, I can tell you that teachers treasure these letters. They reinforce the belief that many of us hold deep within—that what we do matters. I have a stack of them that I go through from time to time. On the last day of each school year, I used to give out my address in the hopes that I would hear from a few in the summer. They never let me down. In fact, there are still a few that I correspond with today, decades later. When a student takes the time to write to a teacher, I think it is their way of telling their teacher, “Look at what, I’ve become. Thank you.” There is no better feeling than that. Here is a piece I wrote recently about one of my former students. https://petespringerauthor.wordpress.com/2020/07/25/an-impressive-young-man/ I’m sure you can feel my pride. I was touched that his father reached out to me in the comments.

We had an incredible music teacher at my elementary school named Mr. Jain. He used to wander out onto the playground and hold impromptu music concerts. He would walk around and the kids would follow him as he was playing for them. It was so moving! At age sixty-one, I’m learning the guitar as he passed on an old guitar of his to me. As a musician, I’m sure you can understand that it’s a beautiful thought to know that I’m learning on an instrument that has already brought great joy to so many.

By: laura bruno lilly

laura bruno lilly — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 22:41:59 +0000

In reply to deborahbrasket.

Deborah, you are sweet to say so…
And yes, ‘it could happen’ – I’m still hopeful for that.

By: deborahbrasket

deborahbrasket — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 21:47:20 +0000

What a lovely thing to do. You never know, your letter may reach her yet. So many have touched our lives over the years that we “forget” or never think to thank. You are an inspiration!

By: laura bruno lilly

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 22:43:47 +0000

In reply to Andy. :-D

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 20:40:48 +0000

In reply to laura bruno lilly. Sassy Scout you are!

By: laura bruno lilly

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 16:01:01 +0000

In reply to Andy.

Yikes! Pretty creepy stuff for sure…but then you ***were*** a boy. (Said in a sassy-mean girl voice)
🙂

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 11:14:15 +0000

In reply to laura bruno lilly. She was a little aghast at my reading material-I read James Herbert when my classmates were bringing in Roald Dahl, but also told my Mum she passed my stories around the staff room for her colleagues to read. So maybe she figured that one fed the other.

By: laura bruno lilly

laura bruno lilly — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 20:52:06 +0000

In reply to zippyquilts. I heartily agree with you, Zippy

By: laura bruno lilly

laura bruno lilly — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 20:51:12 +0000

In reply to Andy.

She probably knew it was ‘bound to be’ when she scribbled her hopes in your autograph book…but the desire to share our successes is strong!
BTW: I remember those ‘autograph books’…mine was red!