I was surprised at what this was about. I just kept watching and when it got to the end I decided that I would pass it on to everyone I know and care about. I AM SURE you will do the same after you have watched.







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oh shirlene you got me crying!! this is really beautiful. amazing what teachers can do isn't it? (and I have 11years experience to prove it:) ) thank you I'll be forwarding this especially to me excolleagues who unlike me still teach, bunch of flowers for you

What a wonderful idea.

I read this history many, many years ago in the book "Chicken Soup for the Soul" and I cried, and after all these years this history made me cry again. Thank you Shirlene. Flower and XoXo

This is lovely and I am glad you shared it with us all at Cute I have forwarded it to all my loved ones plus. Many flowers to you.

That was great! I just retired from teaching and plan to pass it along to some with which I keep in touch. Thanks!

thank you I think we can all make a difference ****

You all make a difference - Thank you for sharing this.

Shirlener With a daughter, Grandaughter & Grandson who are all teachers I shall make very sure they read this. God Bless

Make my eyes have a leak too. I will have to pass this on. I've been afftected too much by negative words as many have. *4U

Shirlener, I'm willing to be there is not a dry eye on this site that has read this tonight. Thank you for sharing and you really and truely make a difference here at "cute". so glad to have you as a friend here.Warm hugs and flowers to all

oh my goodness talk about a box of kleenex how heart touching and a eye opener for me i have 4 kids under the age of 5 i am always stressed out and yelling oh no not anymore thank u for this very very much

that was soooooooooo nice, i know all u guys have made a difference in my life, from the first when my machine was new and i new very little JROB helped me through those teething stages and then u and the others always inspiring with ur projects and tips. about the teacher n student , i am a living example, my mom was my husbands professor,( i do hope the difference in each of their lifes is a good one he he he.........). flowers to u all for being there.

Thank you for sharing this, Shirlene. It made me shed tears as well. You made a difference for me today. Thank you.

I most sincerely thank you!.;)

Shirlene, thank you so much for this. I believe that if every one of us tried every day, to make just one person's life better , just by a smile, a hug, a kind word, then the world would be a far more beautiful place. I suggest that we try it, we may never know the difference we make to someone, but that doesn't matter, because our life will be enriched because we helped them. Love, hugs and flowers for you sweetie.

Ok, I read all your answers before I watched the movie, so I had enough tissues. I had heard versions of this story, but thought it was an urban legend. My Dad was a teacher for many years, at his funeral there were many men who came up to me & told me how he 'saved' their shambled lives by demanding they be the best they could be, instead of giving in to being 'one of the bad boys' and being proud of that. These men were executives, bricklayers, and one was a 'garbage man' (sanitation engineer, now, I guess), but they were all proud of who they were, and the best at doing what they did. Teachers are SO important!! And I wish they would all follow this wonderful woman's example. We are *all* so important, each in our own way. Fooey, I'm a writer, and I can't get these words right, because I'm so emotional now. But I think the dishes & embroidery collecting are going to have to wait, because I'm going to take a bunch of real flowers over to my friend I haven't seen since Easter. We're older, and as I discovered with my DH dying, tomorrow may never come. I love all you girls, and thank you so much for being in my life! You all do make a big difference to me. Love, Marji

Thank you for posting this Shirlener. We are all never too old to learn how to value the people in our lives and more importantly to TELL them so. hugs, Meganne