The story behind the thank-you note

At the end of the 2020 semester, the class is over, and the English teacher asks the children to write a thank-you letter to the classroom teacher and ask the students to complete the assignment according to the template. After you finish writing, call your mother to talk about this homework.

Yo: The English teacher said that these letters should be well written. Because of the thank-you letters written by students, some teachers will treasure them for many years and then take them out and say them. I wrote these four letters for three hours. There are a few sentences that begin the same, because the teacher said to write according to the template.

Mom: As a parent, I am also very grateful to these teachers.

You sent a WeChat message to your mother one day and said that the results were out. I was busy with class and didn't respond in time. Later on the phone with you, you told me that the GPA this semester is 4.0. This is unique in your educational experience, and we want to know what kind of story is hidden behind this achievement. We see your GPA 4.0, but how you get 4.0, I really don't know much about the process. During the epidemic, I think it is really not easy! Really thank you very much to the teacher. The affirmation and heartfelt gratitude of the students are the greatest honor of the teacher.

As a new student transferred to this school, and the only Chinese student, you should do this solemnly and complete these letters seriously. Many years later, you became the director of the company, or the director of the creative company, and when you returned to school as a well-known alumnus, the teacher turned out the thank-you letter you sent him that year and said: This child has looked unusual since I was a child, and he is indeed a capable person. How glorious! Right?

Yo: These teachers all have a common characteristic, they are full of energy in class. That's why I mentioned that. And you know what, they're also particularly hilarious. These teachers all have different funny points.

Let me start with the thank-you note to the science teacher. I said that before I met him, I had never scored a 90 in science. But his humor and humor, as well as the energy of the classroom, gave me the feeling that science could be interesting too.

Mom: The thank-you note you write has to have a basis.

Yo: Yes, every sentence I write is evidence-based, and my grades, indeed, I have not scored more than 90 in science before.

Yo: I also wrote a letter to the art teacher. The art teacher liked me more, and the art teacher was very happy that I was in this class.

Mom: Because you have art potential.

Yo: What I wrote is: Before you taught me, I thought painting was just a simple painting, but you taught me to appreciate the beauty of art from different levels. You taught me that to complete a perfect work of art, it takes skill and constant practice.

Mom: It also needs aesthetics and perception.

Yo: I also said that I hope to take your classes in the next few semesters. I also said that I especially appreciate that you liked my work.

Mom: The thank you credit word is very in place, it is indeed thought through, the evaluation of the teacher is very pertinent, and the reason for your gratitude to the teacher is, not an empty word. I can see that your thanks are from the heart, not to find a few words of thanks on the Internet, perfunctory, I am moved. This kind of heartfelt thanks, the teacher will be very touched when he reads it, and the sense of achievement will explode.

Yo: I did well in math in these subjects.

Mom: Why does this make the old mother feel bad? I used to worry the most about your math.

Yo: I said to the math teacher: I didn't learn math very well before, and I thought math class was boring. But your math class is hilarious. And I have any questions to write emails to ask you, and you reply to messages very quickly. You were the first person to make me feel like this school was no longer new to me. His attitude in class, you know? Just after moving here, on my first day of school, he asked me what I liked best to eat. Then he told me that his favorite food was Chinese food. He was a school that made me feel like this school was no longer a stranger.

Mom: I was so touched by what you said.

Yo: I'm going to write a letter to my English teacher. You think, this is the homework that the English teacher gave us. He wanted to read one by one, and he couldn't read what was written to him, so how sad. Rainbow farts have to be photographed by each one.

I wrote it to my English teacher: English is my second language. Sometimes when I read English books, I feel like I can't read them, and I read them slower than others, and I feel bored. But every time I see your video explaining, your hilarity and your energy make me feel like I'll know a little more about this story. I also have a clearer understanding of the specific development of the story, so I like to watch his explanations.

Mom: It seems that you appreciate teachers with a sense of humor. In the thank-you note you wrote, I heard a key word called "sense of humor." For a student, the teacher's sense of humor is very important. The overall impression of the teacher is: first, very responsible; second, very humorous, right? Third, it's faster to respond to student emails, right?

Yo: I would also like to thank a teacher. When I first transferred to this school, I had to take my first exam. I didn't know what to take, the teacher in class said to take the exam, but he said it too fast, I didn't write it down. I was mad there that day. You remember I seemed to have called and told you that I was mad there. I asked the other students, and they didn't know either. I was in a hurry and sent a letter to this teacher. He replied to me.

I told you, the moment the teacher replied to me, I said I would remember for the rest of my life. This teacher is very busy, teaching classes throughout the school. Do you know? But he replied to me. When I was frustrated, he actually replied to me, showing me a beam of light in the darkness. That's why I have to take this course so well. Although I didn't tell him, he should be able to feel my gratitude and respect for him.

Mom: Thank you for replying to you in a timely manner and reaching out to the teacher at a critical moment.

Yo: The science teacher, my chemistry teacher, he made me feel that this school is not so strange, because he is also a new teacher. He's a new guy like me, it's his first time teaching at school, and it's the first time I'm in this school. He told me he wanted that feeling too, the kind of person who was on a path.

Mom: People in the same way, "uncles in the same way", right?

Yo: The English teacher is really seriously funny. To be honest, English, I sometimes really can't read it, the article is really too long, but he explains it really funny every time, and every time he explains it is really funny, it is very funny. For example, shakespeare, such a boring thing, I can't look into it at all. But sometimes, he will compare and connect some of the plots in the story with reality. We will all pass out of 10.

Let me give you an example. There is a chapter in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. It is about 8 people forming a conspiracy association conspiracy, ready to assassinate Caesar. One man went out in order to lure away a friend from Caesar's side and prevent him from coming, so that their assassination plan could be completed. So Caesar was not stabbed to death by eight people at the same time. Our teacher, who said that one of the people in their conspiracy association conspiracy had gone to drink Starbucks, had not participated in the plot to assassinate Caesar.

Mom: It's amazing to tell Shakespeare so vividly and interestingly that students pass with full marks! It is very humorous, has a strong sense of substitution, let people think that this guy hangs Erlang Dang absent-mindedly to drink Starbucks, missed the historical moment, and several other people have achieved great things and entered the annals of history. This teacher is really humorous, this kind of humor makes you fall in love with reading, fall in love with learning, and can also let you have a high score, which is really good.

I think these letters of yours are very well written, and I'm going to translate them to see what kind of teachers my children admire and what those teachers really bring to their children.

And oh, during the covid-19 pandemic and the turbulent 2020 epidemic, Dad couldn't come and stay with you, and I had to go back to China to work and leave you here alone. If you think about it, how torn mom's heart is!

After I return to China, I will hand you over to the Ari family, which has built you such a safe and warm haven. So from the bottom of our hearts, we thank Ellie's parents and family for their love and companionship.

During the epidemic, Elle accompanies you, her parents and grandmother, and the dog and cat. They accompany you, not only providing you with a safe and warm place to live, but also building such a warm support for you, a haven. Spiritually still accompanies you, supports you, protects you safely, is happy for your success, and is happy that you have achieved such good results, right?

You are safe and happy every day there, and we can work in China with peace of mind and work seriously, right? If you call me every day: "Mom I want to come back, Mom I want to come back". What do you want me to do?

When you write a thank-you note, mention the details of life, and only the details can move people. The Ari family takes you to the city to play, and together you happily make sushi, make cakes, and celebrate your birthday. And during the online class, Erie's parents tirelessly sent you to the test center to take the test, cooking for you every day. Grandma sometimes comes to see you, talks to you, brings you tomatoes she grows, and you make ketchup together. Although these are ordinary details of life, very plain, it is this kind of bland bits and pieces, together, to build such a warm and safe environment for you. Shouldn't this be appreciated?

You have to quickly record this life, grasp the details of life, and then integrate the details into your description, so that they will be moved. Be grateful in your heart, and sometimes express it in action. Don't simply say thank you for something, it's over in one sentence.

Yo: I say thank you every day, many times a day. All my words of praise have been used up.

Mom: Your thanks should come from the heart, not say That You can do it in your mouth.

Yo: I make my own breakfast now.

Mom: Self-catering should be. You should learn to be independent, you are not a chicken and hide under the wings of your mother chicken all day long. You should have learned to cook, clean, tidy up the house, and do your own thing a long time ago, wouldn't you?