Vermeer

Letter to Ms. Hessey

 * by Rachel Robertson

Dear Ms. Hessey,

I want to thank you for being such a great and inspiring teacher. It has been ten years since I was in your sixth grade class and I have just graduated college with a degree in journalism. I decided I wanted to be a journalist in high school because of the detective work that Calder and I did in sixth grade; I enjoy investigating new and interesting stories and as a journalist I’ll be able to do my own research and investigations and let people know about the amazing things I have discovered. I honestly don’t know if I would be where I am today if it wasn’t for you being my sixth grade teacher. You are the perfect example of what every teacher should be like, with your constant enthusiasm and interest in allowing students to learn and discover new things. I feel privileged to be able to call you a friend and hope that we can meet up for some coffee or something and catch up on things since we lost contact for awhile once I went to college. Thank you again for being such an amazing inspiration in my life Ms. Hessey! I hope to hear back from you soon.

Sincerely, Petra Andalee

Writer's Note: I wanted to write a letter from Petra to Ms. Hessey because I think it makes sense to assume that Ms. Hessey had a great influence on Petra’s life and I wanted Petra to express how she inspired her.