Published 18:51 IST, August 22nd 2020
Hollywood actor Kerry Washington's Twitter reunion with teacher makes people emotional
Twitter on August 19 witnessed one of its kind reunions on its platform when actor Kerry Washington reunited with her 8th-grade teacher.
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Twitter on August 19 witnessed one of its kind reunions on its platform when actor Kerry Washington reunited with her 8th-grade teacher. The reunion happened when Kerry was hosting the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on Wednesday and started the virtual event by saying that she still remembers the preamble of the constitution, which she learned in 7th or 8th grade. Following that, Kerry's teacher Tiffany Bluemle tweeted that she "nearly fell off the couch" when Kerry mentioned the constitutional law class adding that she was her teacher and she is proud of her.
I nearly fell off the couch when @kerrywashington mentioned her 8th grade constitutional law class. I was her teacher. And so proud of her professional accomplishments and political advocacy. https://t.co/Tey47FSRfD
— Tiff Bluemle (@TiffanyBluemle) August 20, 2020
OMG!!!! Hi 😍 Thank you for watching!!!!! And thank you for inspiring me and sooo many other students!!! https://t.co/Xf9wU6jbhI
— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) August 20, 2020
Kerry was quick to respond to her 8th-grade teacher's tweet as she wrote, "OMG!!!! Hi Thank you for watching!!!!! And thank you for inspiring me and so many other students!!!" The reunion between the two was enjoyed by netizens even more, who flooded the comment section of the duo with heartfelt student-teacher messages. "I wasn't YOUR teacher but I was a teacher. and you thanking your teacher has me in tears. We usually don't get to know how it all turns out for our students but to hear we made a difference, we inspired one of them, we are remembered, well, that's just everything!" one user wrote.
This made my teacher heart heal a little. Thank you, Kerry, for recognizing the power of educators.
— Sarah Plum(itallo) (@sarahplumitallo) August 20, 2020
OMG if this isn’t the ultimate “proud teacher” moment I don’t know what is!!!!!! This tweet is why we do what we do! Thank you @kerrywashington for honoring your teacher and giving us all hope going into this crazy year! I needed this to be reminded again why we do what we do
— Stacy (@Stacy42749485) August 20, 2020
Best👏🏻tweet👏🏻ever👏🏻. A teacher never knows where the influence stops! #DNCConvention pic.twitter.com/jAKC5pzY9O
— Snoopsrulez2 (@snoopsrulez2) August 20, 2020
Teachers are so important! I fondly remember four of my teachers who taught me knowledge I use every single day. Mr. Austin, Mr. Shing, Mr. Reuter and Mr. Skaggs. 💙📚✔️🇺🇸 And of course, my mom, my first teacher. 💜
— Patty Talahongva (@WiteSpider) August 20, 2020
This exchange just made me cry. (My father, my sister, my brother and my daughter...teachers!)
— AKisASocialisolationist wash yer damn hands (@AKLienhartMinn) August 20, 2020
Emotional reunion
Recently, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reunited with her 2nd-grade teacher on the micro-blogging platform. Ocasio had taken to Twitter to post a poem by Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, one that US Rep. Elijah Cummings recited in her first speech. Ocasio tweeted the poem after learning that she would get only 60 seconds to deliver her DNC remarks. Ocasio's teacher Ms. Jacobs commented on her post saying, "You've got this. Remember all those poems we recited together in 2nd grade? It was prep for this moment. You've got this." Ocasio, like Kerry, was quick to respond as she posted an emotional message for her 2nd-grade teacher thanking her for teaching and believing in her as a child.
You've got this.
— mjacobs (@mjacobs324) August 12, 2020
Remember all those poems we recited together in 2nd grade?
It was prep for this moment.
You've got this.
💕
Ms. Jacobs! Is that you?! 😭
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 12, 2020
Yes, I do remember the poems we recited in second grade! You prepared me perfectly for this moment.
Thank you for teaching me, encouraging my growth, and believing in me as a child 💜
18:51 IST, August 22nd 2020