Pupils' Responses To 'I Wish My Teacher Knew...' Note Will Break Your Heart

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#IWishMyTeacherKnew #1stgrade #exitslip pic.twitter.com/9n6pXXkiwN
- TeacherLady (@erin1532) April 4, 2015

We don't try to break your hearts deliberately here at Parentdish, but we had to share this with you.

'Moving' just doesn't do it justice.

They're eight-year-old pupils' notes shared by teacher Kyle Schwartz after she asked them to complete the sentence: "I wish my teacher knew..."

The teacher from Doull Elementery in Denver, Colorado, US, explained that she wanted to build trust with her class and learn something about them.

And she said she was blown away by their responses.

In fact, her pupils' notes have made such an impact that they now have their own #iwishmyteacherknew hashtag on Twitter.

Read 'em and...be inspired.

#iwishmyteacherknew I don't have a friend to play with me. Honest answers from kids #edchat pic.twitter.com/5H0EPgRzPQ
- Kyle Schwartz (@kylemschwartz) April 6, 2015

Had my students write "I wish my teacher knew___" It's a reality check. #edchat #fellowschat pic.twitter.com/8vFUZqQnu0
- Kyle Schwartz (@kylemschwartz) March 28, 2015

#IWishMyTeacherKnew it's hard for me to sleep pic.twitter.com/UZ870miCpQ
- Kyle Schwartz (@kylemschwartz) April 17, 2015

#IWishMyTeacherKnew my parents pic.twitter.com/X2DF9sbWw6
- Kyle Schwartz (@kylemschwartz) April 17, 2015

#IWishMyTeacherKnew that I think I have depression... so real to her. #fourthgrade pic.twitter.com/GVvdVPMA6P
- Dawn King (@dawnkingCCPS) April 14, 2015

#IWishMyTeacherKnew that I worry because mom is getting sick... :( #fourthgrade pic.twitter.com/kNhu5gp9DA
- Dawn King (@dawnkingCCPS) April 14, 2015

@kylemschwartz #iwishmyteacherknew that keeps me going! pic.twitter.com/I5Ep2vd5AI
- Sarah Gasior (@segasior) April 13, 2015

@kylemschwartz @matthewwygal #iwishmyteacherknew pic.twitter.com/WfVfCKjLQN
- Lisa curtin (@LisaCurtin7) April 10, 2015

@kylemschwartz @matthewwygal #iwishmyteacherknew pic.twitter.com/1UcRfiBbOs
- Lisa curtin (@LisaCurtin7) April 10, 2015

@kylemschwartz @matthewwygal #iwishmyteacherknew pic.twitter.com/BCdZ57f07f
- Lisa curtin (@LisaCurtin7) April 10, 2015

#iwishmyteacherknew sometimes my reading log isn't signed because my mom is not around a lot #edchat pic.twitter.com/mUsm4zRdKc
- Kyle Schwartz (@kylemschwartz) April 6, 2015

#iwishmyteacherknew how much I miss my dad since he got deported #edchat #ImmigrationReform pic.twitter.com/yUK0FCwwiO
- Kyle Schwartz (@kylemschwartz) April 6, 2015

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