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  • - To Mrs. Cordell, my fourth grade teacher.

  • - To Miss Peterson.

  • - To Mr. Garbert.

  • - To Mr. Jones.

  • - To Miss Wolf.

  • - To Mrs. Young.

  • - Mr. Chavez

  • - Mr. Bhode, fifth and sixth grade.

  • - To Mr. Blake.

  • - To Mr. Lester.

  • - To Mr. Hadwin.

  • - To Mr. Zarki.

  • - Doctor Ron

  • - To Mrs. Alvarado.

  • - To Gayle Wills and Jenna Susa.

  • - To Mrs. May Yu.

  • - To my high school humanities teacher.

  • - To Mrs. Valentine, my kindergarten teacher.

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  • - Who taught me how to analyze literature and to write.

  • - Who first introduce me

  • to the magic of TV and film production.

  • - Who helped me find my voice in writing.

  • - Who encouraged me to write my first program.

  • - Who helped me figure out how to think about

  • and what I think about

  • so many different things in the world.

  • - Who brought so much love and joy in to the classroom.

  • - Who demanded excellence while treating us with respect.

  • - Who helped me get over my fear in public speaking.

  • - Who gave me a book began my love of science and fiction.

  • - Who believed in us even when we blew everything up.

  • - Who taught me the value of telling stories to teach

  • and listening to other people's stories.

  • - Who is such an amazing woman

  • I named my daughter after her.

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  • - And for making us all feel special all the time.

  • - And you were exceedingly patient with me.

  • - For helping me discover my love for writing.

  • - For pushing me to always be the best version of myself.

  • - And for teaching me that I could accomplish

  • anything I put my mind to.

  • - For telling me I was good at math.

  • - For making sure that I knew I could do accelerated work.

  • - For encouraging my love of reading and writing.

  • - For making me feel welcome in our classroom

  • as a recent immigrant to United States.

  • - For inspiring me to become a kindergarten teacher intern

  • who touched so many lives

  • both your students

  • and your student's students

  • more than you'll ever know.

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  • - Thanks, Mrs. May Yu.

  • - Thank you, Mr. Blake.

  • - Thank you, Mr. Chaves.

  • - Thank you, Mr. Garbert.

  • - Thank you, Mrs. Cordell.

  • - Thank you, Mrs. Crame.

  • - Thank you, Mr. Lester.

  • - Thank you, Mr. Hadwin.

  • - You've made a huge impact on my life and so many others.

  • Thank you.

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- To Mrs. Cordell, my fourth grade teacher.

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