A Teacher's Inspiring Gesture Before the Big Exam

In the case of Chandni Langford, a teacher at Evergreen Avenue Elementary School in New Jersey, the phrase “A good teacher is a teacher for life” isn't just an empty saying. Langford is one of those remarkable educators who empower and inspire their students, even when the education system doesn't always recognize their efforts.

What Langford did last year is still remembered by her students and will likely be remembered for a lifetime: It was just before a big and difficult exam that was supposed to assess the academic abilities of each student and determine whether they were ready to advance to middle school.

Chandni didn't just wish her students good luck from the heart; she made sure to remind them how capable, talented, and able they were to pass the exam, no matter how challenging.

On each personal desk, the dedicated teacher wrote a personalized message, reminding each student how much she appreciated them and how exceptional their abilities were. Chandni focused her blessings on the students' strengths and on the challenges they had successfully faced during the year.

For a girl named Liz, the teacher wrote: "Remember, there is no elevator to success. You must take the stairs. With love, your teacher." For another student, she wrote: "Learning is your superpower. Remember, never stop trying, and never stop exercising your brain."

Chandni also left a few donuts on each desk as an additional encouragement.