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- To Mrs. Cordell, my fourth grade teacher.
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- To Miss Peterson.
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- To Mr. Garbert.
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- To Mr. Jones.
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- To Miss Wolf.
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- To Mrs. Young.
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- Mr. Chavez
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- Mr. Bhode, fifth and sixth grade.
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- To Mr. Blake.
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- To Mr. Lester.
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- To Mr. Hadwin.
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- To Mr. Zarki.
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- Doctor Ron
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- To Mrs. Alvarado.
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- To Gayle Wills and Jenna Susa.
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- To Mrs. May Yu.
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- To my high school humanities teacher.
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- To Mrs. Valentine, my kindergarten teacher.
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- Who taught me how to analyze literature and to write.
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- Who first introduce me
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to the magic of TV and film production.
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- Who helped me find my voice in writing.
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- Who encouraged me to write my first program.
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- Who helped me figure out how to think about
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and what I think about
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so many different things in the world.
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- Who brought so much love and joy in to the classroom.
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- Who demanded excellence while treating us with respect.
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- Who helped me get over my fear in public speaking.
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- Who gave me a book began my love of science and fiction.
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- Who believed in us even when we blew everything up.
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- Who taught me the value of telling stories to teach
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and listening to other people's stories.
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- Who is such an amazing woman
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I named my daughter after her.
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- And for making us all feel special all the time.
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- And you were exceedingly patient with me.
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- For helping me discover my love for writing.
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- For pushing me to always be the best version of myself.
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- And for teaching me that I could accomplish
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anything I put my mind to.
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- For telling me I was good at math.
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- For making sure that I knew I could do accelerated work.
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- For encouraging my love of reading and writing.
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- For making me feel welcome in our classroom
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as a recent immigrant to United States.
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- For inspiring me to become a kindergarten teacher intern
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who touched so many lives
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both your students
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and your student's students
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more than you'll ever know.
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- Thanks, Mrs. May Yu.
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- Thank you, Mr. Blake.
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- Thank you, Mr. Chaves.
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- Thank you, Mr. Garbert.
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- Thank you, Mrs. Cordell.
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- Thank you, Mrs. Crame.
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- Thank you, Mr. Lester.
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- Thank you, Mr. Hadwin.
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- You've made a huge impact on my life and so many others.
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