Letter 8: to my favorite teacher

I’ve written you a letter before. I’ve sent you that letter.

I can honestly say I would not have gone to law school if it wasn’t for you. Sure, it was always part of the plan, but you saw it in me. Your story inspired me. You were there for me.

Thank you for believing in me. For seeing what I couldn’t see. For pushing me. For helping me. For calling me the day I texted you and told you I didn’t feel like I was smart enough to be at that school. You reminded me: school is just the beginning of a greater journey.

You care about your students more than any teacher I’ve ever had. You approach their questions in thee most creative ways. You emphasize growth, but you let us find it ourselves. I owe you so much.

If it wasn’t COVID times, I’d sit in on your classes. We’d get another dinner with our families. I’d listen so intently, and I’d come out of that dinner a better person.

Thank you. For changing how I think. And who I am.