Although much of my classroom ephemera is interesting in a Secret Life of the American Teenager way, quite a bit of it demonstrates the kind of relationship I built with my students. Teachers live for the positive feedback they get from their kids and I was no exception.But the wads of unsolicited offerings: thank you notes and gifts and bits of one-off art, I received over the years are more than just evidence that I had some positive educational impact, they are evidence of a culture of kindness it is often hard to discern in surly adolescents.
The influence of Japanese manga art is unmistakable in this piece, but I can't explicate the symbolism of a coy angel and knock-kneed schoolgirl thanking me "for the interesting learning experience."
I left the artist's name intact on this post, because I am sure she wouldn't mind.
I think the yellow sticky note came from someone other than the artist.
