Third-grade teacher Kyle Schwartz asked her students to respond to the prompt "I wish my teacher knew..." and she was floored by the responses.
Aw. (via Kyle Schwartz on Twitter)
When Kyle Schwartz started at Doull Elementary in Denver, Colorado, she thought it'd be a good idea to give her students an anonymous way to share their thoughts with her. So she created a lesson plan called "I Wish My Teacher Knew" and invited the kids to submit anything they felt like writing. The results were heartbreaking.
(via Kyle Schwartz on Twitter)
Even though students don't have to put their names, many do. And sharing their feelings has helped them. In an interview with ABC News, Schwartz said, "After one student shared that she had no one to play with at recess, the rest of the class chimed in and said, 'we got your back.' The next day during recess, I noticed she was playing with a group of girls."
(via Kyle Schwartz on Twitter)
(via Kyle Schwartz on Twitter)
Her work has inspired other teachers to use the prompt, and they share their students' responses using the hashtag #iwishmyteacherknew on Twitter.
(via Dawn King on Twitter)
While many notes are deeply personal, some students take the opportunity to let their teachers know how much they like them (even if others don't).
(via Cassie Norsworthy on Twitter)