So many of them wrote in their cards
things like "I will never forget you"

The funny thing is that I was talking today to some people who were in my class in primary school and I can't remember any of it.
I'm sure most of them will forget me.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Sat 18 Jul 2009, 9:37, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

They won't
I had a teacher who claimed she wasn't fond of children. She sometimes shouted and used phrases that would get her sacked in these pc times. On a day-to-day basis, however, she had such a warm heart, and a way of tailoring things in order to ignite the interest of the less able kids, without patronising the academically keen. She secretly helped the poor kids too. We ALL sobbed when we left.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Sat 18 Jul 2009, 10:15, Reply)

Maybe so, MrsL,
but it's people like you who teach our kids or our kids kids and later on in life they'll say "yeah, I had a teacher called MrsL and she was awesome, I wish I could tell her that". And you'll never hear it, but KNOW, just KNOW that you have made a difference :)
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sat 18 Jul 2009, 10:16, Reply)