Here's an example of how teachers impact their students every day (without even knowing it sometimes):

My 5 yo often says "Oh my God" which drives me crazy. Her cousins all say it, so she picked it up from them. We ask her to chose a different phrase every time we hear her say it.

Last night she came home from Kindergarten and at some point said, "Oh my goodness gracious!" I asked her where she had heard that and she said, "Mrs. H. says it!" It was a pleasant surprise to me that her teacher has more influence over her than her cousins do! I'm sure that she is learning valuable life skills every day that she is in this woman's classroom.

So, to all of you teachers, please know that you DO make a difference every day. And that most parents are appreciative of it.