Published 13:09 IST, August 14th 2020
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Twitter exchange with 2nd grade teacher gets people emotional
The US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently got a shoutout from her second-grade school teacher, who offered her words of encouragement.
The United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently got a shoutout from her second-grade school teacher, who offered her words of encouragement. The Twitter exchange between AOC and her teacher began when the New York Representative replied to a post about a report that she will only have 60 seconds to speak at the virtual Democratic National Convention next week. In a tweet, AOC wrote the poem ‘Just a Minute’ by Dr Benjamin E Mays.
Soon after, AOC’s second-grade school teacher replied with words of encouragement. A Twitter user by the name @mjacobs reminded the US Representative of the poems she recited back in second grade. The user also wrote that the recitation back then was a ‘prep for this moment’.
‘You prepared me perfectly’
An elated AOC further promptly replied and wrote “Ms Jacobs! Is that you?” Cortez also added that she does remember the poems. She also said that “you (Ms Jacobs) prepared me perfectly for this moment”.
The positive exchange continued as the teacher then replied and even called AOC a ‘superhero’.
The wonderful and encouraging Twitter chat left several internet users emotional. While one internet user wrote, “Aw this makes me teary. So awesome that a teacher is following you and you remember her,” another added, “Wow.... this is why I don’t give up on Twitter. We all have a Ms Jacobs... even AOC. Heroes need heroes”. A third user said, “Very touching interaction between you and your second-grade teacher. Teachers can play such an important role in our lives”.
Updated 13:09 IST, August 14th 2020