Interviewer:
Whenever you're ready.
Male 1:
Sure. Dear Miss Frost.
Male 2:
Dear Madame Armes.
Female 1:
Dear Mrs Lemanis.
Male 3:
Dear Miss Williams.
Female 2:
Dear Miss Lehmann.
Male 4:
Dear Mr Lowes
Female 3:
Dear Mrs Collins.
Male 2:
Thank you for being a superb teacher.
Male 4:
By far your classes were always the ones I most look forward to going to.
Male 3:
During my VCE struggles you were always there to say that I was on the right track and encouraged me to keep working hard.
Female 2:
I love how you always encourage us to ask insightful questions that promoted classroom discussions, which I now look back on so fondly.
Female 1:
Rather than being a leader who pulls our classroom from the front, you push us from behind, ensuring no student is left alone.
Female 3:
I cannot begin to thank you enough for all of the time, encouragement and wisdom you have given me this past year.
Male 3:
From your classes I learned the value of always trying to become a little bit better every day and constantly working towards improvement. And now I apply this mentality to all aspects of my life.
Female 2:
It was one of my biggest goals throughout year 12 to make you feel proud of me, and I cannot have performed so well in psychology without your support.
Female 3:
Your reassuring guidance taught me that there is no such thing as a mistake, only an unexpected outcome of which can offer a new perspective and a new opportunity to learn.
Male 2:
In a very hectic year, our classes were always fun, challenging and for sure a highlight. You have so much love for what you do and it made all of us love your class too.
Male 4:
I honestly don't think I would have made it through year 12 if it wasn't for you. So I've written this letter to say thank you for all you did for me, as well as everything you continue to do now.
Female 1:
I will always remember your sloth puns and images at the end of your emails. They really do keep us going during VCE.
Female 2:
Your willingness to make extra time whenever I needed it made all the difference.
Female 3:
And I’m eternally grateful for all your support.
Male 1:
Wouldn't have been the same without you. Sincerely, Anish.
Male 3:
Writing the letter was it was a good chance to reflect on the kind of relationships that you form during the year.
Female 2:
They do so much more than just teach, they’re like I said in my letter, they're a mentor. They're a support system I mean, you spend so much of your time at school throughout primary school and high school, so your teachers really shape who you become as a person.
Male 4:
He just let us be who we are and really didn't limit us in any way.
Male 2:
She helped us keep faith with ourselves for achieving the goals we wanted to achieve in the subject.
Female 3:
She gave such warm but constructive guidance so that you never felt as though any question was too big to ask or any question was a silly question.
Female 1:
It was lovely to just think about those times again.
Male 1:
Hopefully she can take this on and continue empowering others because everyone loved her. So I hope, you know, she gets a bit of that appreciation as well. That's really important.
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