World Teachers' Day – Say thanks to your teacher

Teacher: Jo Batsakis, TV and Screen Cultures

Message: She was so great and made me really enjoy my degree, and really inspired me to keep going with it!

Student: Bonnie

Teacher: Maggie Williams, Business Decision Making

Message: It was my first semester of uni and I really appreciated how patient she was with every student in the class. She is always so understanding and supportive. 

Student: Elizabeth

Teacher: Jeff Vasquez, Med Surge in Nursing

Message: He's an amazing teacher, very engaging and very insightful, so I just wanted to give him thanks!

Student: Sam

Teacher: Lisa Newman, Food Technology

Message: I want to thank Lisa for being very kind to me and for teaching me about applied nutrition and for being very kind in general.

Student: Michael

Teacher: David Eccles, Advanced Professional Development

Message: I've been at RMT for seven years now and he's the most passionate teacher I've had who just cares so much about the content and loves teaching.

Student: Jacob

Teacher: Andrew Volard, Services Marketing

Message: Thank you for being such a fun and extremely knowledgeable person. I thoroughly enjoyed the classes we had together.

Student: Kenneth

Teacher: Dr Haiyan Li, Human Physiology

Message: She showed me that she cared about me and my mental wellbeing, rather than just see me as a student. She was always there for me when I needed help with something going on in my life and the course. She was always there for me and really kind. 

Student: Deanna

Teacher: Professor Hariz Halilovich, Masters of Global Studies 

Message: I wanted to thank him for inspiring me and supporting me throughout not only my writing journey but also my passions in learning about migrations and how imigration works and the stories that we imigrants tell to the world. 

Student: Arwen

Teacher: Salvy Russo, Physics, Honours Supervisor

Message: Despite the scary demeanour you like to keep with your new students, I know how chill you are and I would love to thankyou for your hard work and your faith in me in my research. 

Student: Lillian

Teacher: Ema Moolchand, Law, Business and Human Rights

Message: It was a class that I was not expecting to enjoy at all but Ema's passion for the subject really encouraged me to get into it and be interested in the content. I was really surprised to see her involvement in the class and her care for us, checking in on us and making sure we're really engaged. I really appreciate her work and I hope she knows that, thankyou Ema!

Student: Josie

Teacher: Sharyn Burke, Osteopathy

Message: Thank you so much for everything over the years Sharyn. You're such a huge source of knowledge and insight, as well as inspiration! I know our whole cohort adores you and would also thank you for all your hard work, extra resources and unpaid time you dedicate to us.

Student: Jen

Teacher: Steve Groves, Health Psychology, Communication & Professional Practice

Message: Thank you for your humble and person-centred approach to teaching! You are very sincere, educated and kind, I enjoyed hearing some of your personal stories about your family and about your PhD on tafe pathways. Thank you for being so reasonable and approachable. Happy teacher's day!

Student: Hannah

Teacher: Amanda Alderton, Urban Planning

Message: She had a lot of passion and a lot of patience for everyone and she made the subject very enjoyable, and has a great way of explaining complicated things. Thankyou!

Student: Sydney

Teacher: Anders Villani, Creative Writing Foundations

Message: Thanks for always making class an open space to share and converse. Always enjoy and appreciate your anecdotes, openness and warmth!

Student: Miriam

Teacher: Remie Cibis, Fashion Design

Message: Thank you Remie, for supporting me and keeping me accountable (and on track!) you constantly drive me forward with both skill building and confidence in my work and self.

Student: Jordan

Teacher: Kusal Nanayakkara, Valuation Techniques and Property Analysis

Message:  I’m so grateful to have Kusal as a teacher. Not only is he thorough in his teaching, but he also truly cares about his students. He takes the time to make sure everyone understands, and he is always kind and fair.

His encouragement gave me the strength to keep going with the whole program. Having a teacher who cares makes such a difference. Thank you, Kusal!

Student: Jazmine

Teacher: Ozlem Agca, Diploma of Social Media Marketing

Message: You have always been a wonderful teacher, cheerleader and great motivational speaker. Thank you for being there for us when ever we needed you, thank you for always helping us out when ever we needed help, thank you for treating us like a family and taking care of us. We are so blessed to have a great teacher like you, happy teachers' day!

Student: Eshaal

Teacher: Patricia Summers, Digital Media Studio

Message: I appreciate your kindness, calmness, and the way you delivered the lectures and I believe that others did too! I hope you know you made a difference in my studies and in how I started this study time and kept going. You answered my questions in detail and always tried to figure out how to solve everything when we asked. You are amazing and I really look up to you.

Student: Jolie

Teacher: Nicole Lawther, Animation and Interactive Design

Message: I would like to thank you for creating such an amazing class environment which allowed me to grow and be myself and for teaching me so much! I don't know how you do it. 

Student: Kashvi

Teacher: Alex Waters, Climate Change Response

Message: Alex makes coming to tutorial something to look forward to every week. He keeps the class engaged and enjoyable even though often, the subject we are discussing can be pretty bleak at times. Thanks Alex!

Student: Grace

Teacher: LLoyd Condict, Applied Science Project

Message: Thank you Lloyd for your patience and taking the time to help me develop the skills and knowledge to work through a research project. I appreciate the opportunity that you have given me to develop my critical thinking skills.

Student: Carol