Retirement Letter: Mrs. Keegan
June 7, 2012
Dear Mrs. Keegan,
Congratulations on your retirement. Thanks for being so supportive. I really appreciate what you have done for me. I wish you all the best and I hope you will have a happy retirement. I want to dedicate this poem to you.
Thank you, teacher,
for being my life’s role model.
When I consider all you’ve taught me
and reflect on the kind of person you are,
I want to be like you—
smart, interesting and engaging,
positive, confident, yet unpretentious.
I want to be like you—
well-informed and easy to understand,
thinking with your heart as well as your head,
gently nudging us to do our best,
with sensitivity and insight.
I want to be like you—
giving your time, energy and talent,
to ensure the brightest possible future
for each of us.
Thank you, teacher
for giving me a goal to shoot for
I want to be like you!
– Joanna Fuchs
From your loving student,
Zobia Iqbal