To wrap up Teacher Appreciation Week, we present this special BONUS episode where we flipped the mic and gave space to educators who reflected on the small moments that make it all worth it—student shoutouts, surprise gifts, and memories that linger. This episode is an audio love letter to the people who keep showing up: one student, one story, one rubber duck at a time.Click here for this episode’s transcript. Featured educators: 
AJ Chambers, Columbia,  South Carolina 
Evan Andre, Meadville, Pennsylvania
Jared Agard, Beaverton, Oregon
Jennifer Wax, McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Jen Chaffman, Huntersville, North Carolina 
Julie Tiedens, Black River Falls, Wisconsin 
Heather Putnam, Goodyear, Arizona
Michael Kaufman, Clinton Township, Michigan 
Mindy Pavone, Clinton, New York
Student voices:
Anastasiia – Leander, Texas
Alexis – Clinton Township, Michigan
Brianna – Clinton Township, Michigan
Ani – Royal Oak, Michigan
Beatrix – Austin, Texas
Roury – San Diego, California
Zion – Clinton Township, Michigan
Have a story about teaching you'd like to share? Record a voice memo and upload it here. SRL Senior Manager of Community Engagement Manager Emily Hope Dobkin and Youth Media Producer Justin Rhodes produced this episode with support from Senior Youth Programming Director Victor Fernandez and Youth Media Producer Becky Wandel. Wyatt Mayes edited and mixed this episode.

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