Encouraged by a former student and parent

When teachers are demonized as the source of the problem for all of society's woes, it's tweets and facebook messages like this that really are encouraging!!

@kellygrade6 one of the teachers that never gave up on me my dreams or any other kids in the african american philadelphia community
— S&V@G£K!D215 (@djking_tyler) August 25, 2014

No prob thanks for empowering me and jaquan and the whole 104 now education is all we know @kellygrade6
— S&V@G£K!D215 (@djking_tyler) August 25, 2014

From a parent on the page I set up for former students and parents:
I love u as a teacher!! I admire the love u have for our children I wish there were more like u educating them u care so much keep doing what ur doing God Bless U!!

I replied to both student and parent! THIS is what keeps me going! The accolades of principals doesn't impress me. I don't need my back patted on by district officials. I'll be polite and say thank you. But when former students and parents, and even current students and parents can tell you mean well by their children??? Then my teaching is not in vain!