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My Dear Students,
What a great privilege it has been to play a small part in your education, your success, and your life. This padlet is the best and most esteemed gift I have gotten for my retirement. I am glad I am retiring, but nice people like you make it really sad to leave. Years from now, when I am thinking of the highlights of my career, I only need to open your gift to find the fondest memories of it.
Your one of a kind gift is incredible! However, with such wonderful children like you, one hardly needs any material gifts. You are easily the best gift a teacher can ask for. You are not just my students, you
are my friends and my kids! So we will certainly keep in touch.
My new email: pierre.francois.ret@gmail.com

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Congratulations on your retirement! You have done so much as a teacher, creating many beautiful memories with your students throughout the years. You've watched us struggle, grow, and succeed. You've witnessed our sweats and tears, and yet, you never lost faith in us. Along each step of the way, you understood and cared for us. Your advice was the key to most students’ success.

Mr. Francois, thank you for pushing me beyond the limits I never thought I could reach for myself. I am blessed to be one of your students. With your constant push and unwavering faith, you've made my high school experience to be one of the best moments in my life. When I reflected on my four years of high school, most of my best memories are made in your classroom. Because you believed that I could do it, I did it. No words can express how thankful I am to receive such support and faith.

I will miss your warm smile, how you called us troubled kids, and the simple times in math club. Please take care of yourself, your health, and your family. We will see you again, so this is not a goodbye. This is simply a thank you.

With all the love,
-Thy

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Hi Mr. Francois,

It's me, Thuy An, again :))

I just want to say thank you again, and I want you to know how much of an impact you've made on each of your students. Each one of your students walked out with memories they've made in that class. You fought for us, you pushed us to be a better version of ourselves, and you believed in us.

Although I am sad to see you leave, this is what you want and what you need. Take the time you have now to enjoy and do all the things you didn't have the time to do before. Enjoy this moment of your life. This is just an end of a chapter, not the end of a book. I can't wait to see what your future holds, but I know, it would be something great and meaningful.

Once again, thank you, Mr. Francois. I can't wait to hear about your next adventures!

Love,
Thuy An Nguyen

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When Covid hits, I was extremely sad that we couldn’t do the handshakes that you promised us for graduation. However, you promised that I will eventually get that so I know we will definitely see each other again :)

I also want to let you know, I still have your key from math club. I should return it (I know it’s the moral things to do) but I might just keep it forever as a souvenir. It holds many memories and laughter that I wished I can visit one last time.

This is a repetitive sentence, but is one that must be said. You always pushed me to become a better version of myself. You believed that I can do nursing. You had faith in me. How much you cared — no one ever encouraged and pushed me to go beyond like you did. So thank you. Thank you for everything, for feeding me when I’m hungry (these BPS school lunch are bad, you know that), for making jokes to brighten my day, for letting me sit next to Thuy An throughout high school. I am blessed to have you as my teacher and to know you.

You owe me two things Francois! A picture and a handshake. So I will see you again. This is not a goodbye 😊

- Vy

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Hey Mr.Francois it’s Melanie. Can’t believe you just left us like this lol. Although I only had you last year as an online teacher I still enjoyed joining your class to talk to you. I really wish you had me and Gianna in person, I know you would’ve loved us lol. But I hope you’ve made the best of your O’Bryant experience and you continue to prosper. So sad I didn’t get to try one of your cakes since I heard how amazing of a chef you are. Bye Mr.Francois, miss seeing you in the halls already!!

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Mr francois, I am disappointed that a great (and my favorite) teacher like you has left us. We barely got to know each other, however I hope you have the most fantastic rest of your life outside of work.

Your best and favorite student 2021-forever, Ivan.

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Hello Mr.Francois, I know it was hard to get to know any of you students over zoom but you were one of my favorite teachers last year. I hope you enjoy yourself now that you are retiring !!

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i was your favourite student, correct? best student in the world. jokes aside, even though it is the beginning of the school year, i truly had an amazing time in your class and having you as a teacher. thank you for creating small memories with me in such a short amount of time. i am sad i didn't see you during the last 3 days of your time here, but i hope you and your family peace and happiness! btw please stop assigning homeworks and classworks

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You were an amazing math teacher, Mr. Francois !!! I enjoyed learning precalc in your class, despite it being over zoom and when the wifi was bad.

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Hello, Mr. Francois!! I know that I already sent you a little message but, I still have more to say!

I was super sad when COVID hit not only because my graduating class missed out on a lot of opportunities but also because I was really enjoying my time in the Math Club. I know I didn’t do any math and that I spent my time playing card games with your Co President but, I hold those memories close to me. I thought it was really funny when you would try to convince me to spend my time doing math.

Anyways, being in your class after school is one of the last memories I have in high school that was in person. Your presence only made those memories better. I always thought that you were super thoughtful considering how you often baked or brought in candy for everyone to share. It was you being kind like that, even though some may consider those small acts, that made me very found of you. You’re such a warm person and even after having a bad day, being in Math Club after school always made my day better.

Although I trust that you will continue to beautifully impact the people around you, I also hope that you get to rest for all the years you’ve spent working so hard. As my parents are immigrants, I appreciate every last thing that they’ve done for me despite how much harder it’s been on them. Similarly, I know it must’ve been hard to get to retirement for you but I respect you all the more for it. I’m all the more happy for you because of it. Thank you for everything sir!! I love you and I miss you!!

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Hi Mr.Francois!

Hearing about these news was sad but also really exciting for you! I was your student last year and it was difficult due to online learning but you gave me so much help which caused me to really be engaged in your class. Thank you so much for making sure I understood the material and for also giving the advice to take AP Calculus this year which I’m really enjoying. I wish you the best on anything you encounter and just want to thank you for being an amazing Pre Calc teacher last year.

Sincerely,
Camila Fonseca

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Hi Mr.Francois,
It’s Ariella. I wish you had come to school on Friday but I admire your want to stay home with family. Mr.Francois, thank you for your humor and the amount of effort you put into your classes everyday. It made me excited to be at school and learn during a hard time such as the pandemic. You were the first teacher to really believe in my math skills and make me feel confident about a subject I am now passionate about. I don’t think I’d be on my Stem path if it weren’t for you Mr.Francois. Thank you for being patient with me when I would struggle with anxiety or ask tons of questions in class. Your effort as a teacher does not go unnoticed. Let’s please stay in touch so that you can be proud of my future accomplishments. Be safe

Ariella Taylor

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Hey Mr. Francois,

I was so disappointed when I found out you were not going to be my teacher anymore. I’ve known you only for several weeks and I was already loving your class. I loved the way you taught and how you were always open to questions. I also really appreciated your generous grading system, it shows that you care if we learn. Lastly, I thought your jokes were so funny and it’s a shame I won’t be able to hear another one of them again.  :(

Happy Retirement, :)
Rafi Bachir

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i almost failed your class but i will say you’re one of the best and smartest math teachers i’ve ever had. i will never undertake calculus but you were so patient with me that i have to appreciate you regardless. thank you.

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Hi Francois,

I can not being to express my deepest gratitude. You took me in without hesitation and accepted me as one of your very own students. Thank you for always always making time for me to get through high school math. I truly wished you were my teacher back in high school because you inspired me to be interested in math and to overcome my fear. Thank you for taking the time to sit with me every Wednesday to go through the GRE math section. Thank you for always providing such a safe space for me to freely express my answers without you ever belittling me.

You are definitely someone who inspired me and many students. Thank you. Thank you. I hope you enjoy your retirement because you deserve every single second of this. Thank you for inspiring many students including myself to never stop trying and to stay curious. Wishing you to your next greatest endeavors.

- May Nguyen

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Thank you so much for an amazing start of the year. I’ll definitely miss you! Have fun!!

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Hi Mr. Francois. Even though you taught me through remote learning last year for precalc honors, it has still been an honor to have you as a teacher. I genuinely appreciate how caring of a teacher you were and how you always motivated to always excell in your class. And also how accepting you were when accepting any late assignments I had, but that’s besides the point lol. Overall, I wish nothing but the best for you in your retirement!! I hope you and your family are doing well right now

Yours Truly,
Rahma Ibrahim.

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Thank you for your time at OB…I really enjoyed being taught by you

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Hi Mr. Francois. I just wanted to let you know that you were one of my favorite teachers at OB and you definitely played a role in me wanting to be a mathematics teacher. I wish you the best Mr. Francois. Thankyou for being so kind and always so happy during precalc honors!
Love, Jimelca Suarez

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Thank you for a great month and a half, Mr. Francois. While I only knew you for that little amount of time, it was a great month and a half, and I am grateful to have had you as my precalculus teacher!! Hoping for the best for you in retirement or anything that comes up next!
Thank you Mr. Francois.
-Steven Griffin from fourth period this year.

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Mr.Francoisss!!! I can honestly say out of my years at this school I feel as though you were one of the few teachers that actually cared. Although you were my teacher for a short period of time I truly enjoyed coming to your class and being in your presence as a student! You were able to make me laugh on the days that were tough and I greatly appreciate you for what you did during the time we shared together. I hope your new journey is filled with peace and happiness! Thank you for making this school year start off with good vibes. I will miss your presence in the school and all of the jokes you have lol. I wish you the best Mr.Francois!!!

Best Regards,
Jomari Rodgers

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Mr.Francoisssss, it’s saddd that you’re leavingggg because I legit stopped by and saw you a few months agooo, so when I heard you were leaving I was so sad.

Thank you though for everything for always feeding me in class, giving me your snacks when I didn’t have anything to eat or when I was hungry. Thank you for being a caring person and teacher even if sometimes I could not STAND YOU and you’re bullying. But I want to say thank you for pushing me, and giving me words of wisdom from Haitian to Haitian. Thank you for making me laugh whenever I would cry about not understanding the unit circle, or whenever I would come to you about life problems at home.

I just want to say Mr.Francois thank you so much for everything I will definitely miss your baking and your parties and your wisdom. Enjoy your retirement life and hopefully we bump into each other again in life.

Love -

SAMANTHAAAA :))))

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mr. francoisssssss

thank you for always making class fun and always dealing with our nonsense. you really always did make math fun, and having you at the end of the day was such a nice way to end off the day. you always showed that you cared and that you would always help us if we needed anything. but also thank you for always baking and letting us try what you made, they were delicioussss. also thanks got always letting me use your microwave and eat in class. now go have fun and travel so you don’t have to deal with us anymore :)

with much appreciation,
emily wu

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Hello Mr.Francois,
Although we just meet not to long ago , these past few weeks I saw what a great teacher you were. You took it upon yourself to let us learn from our mistakes and actually teach , you will be missed . Thank you for being one the best math teachers!
-Best wishes ,
Shalaynes Alvarez

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Even though we just met this year, I want you to know that I appreciate our teacher-student relationship. I wasn’t too sure about sitting in the front of your class but it was definitely one of the best decisions.

The second math teacher that was more than a teacher 💙. Congratulations on your retirement && I hope you’re able to bake and cook as much as you’d like.

You’re an amazing teacher & an amazing person especially with your corny jokes lol.

Congrats again, & I hope you enjoy this next step in life.

Best,
Jaliyah Bacchus

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Hi Mr. Francois, it’s you’re all time favorite student here: Jannat :)). Although you’ve only taught me for a month, I wanted to let you know that you will be missed. I loved coming into class and exchanging jokes with you, you’re the only teacher that I truly looked forward to seeing everyday. Everyday in class you never failed to make me laugh or smile, im going to miss your sarcasm and unique jokes, especially your laugh. Even though, I rarely paid attention in class I really do appreciate the fact that you’d explain things twice so I can comprehend the lesson. I wish you were still here so I can give your gift but here’s a spiritual hug. You will be very missed, I hope your retirement is filled with peace <3.

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I don’t want this to be a goodbye post. This is simply a, congratulation for retiring post! You have done so much for me as a teacher, a friend, and a father figure. I know we will stay in touch afterwards, but I never got to really thank you for everything you have done for me.

So, thank you so much, Mr. Francois. For pushing me in mathematics, for believing in me, and for being a father figure that I could rely on. You seriously have done more than I could ever thank you for. I want you to know that. I love you and I  miss you. Every time I eat Biscoff, I think of you.

Please stay in touch. I know I will. You have become more than just a precalculus teacher to me. You have really become my father.

Sincerely with love,
Kimi Nguyen

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Hi Mr. François,

You are such a great teacher and person, I feel bad for the upcoming class not getting a chance to know you! They will definitely miss out 😂

I appreciate you for teaching me life lessons and how to be a good person. You have been a great resource to all students at O'B and I am glad that you were a part of my life. You have a special place in my heart and I wish you nothing but the best in your future endeavors. I miss you so much.

Best,
Micheka