76%
Parents credit their former teachers for positively influencing their lives.
73%
Parents say that if it weren’t for their teachers, they wouldn’t be the person they are today.
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52%
Parents say “impacting the hobbies they pursued” was influenced by a teacher.
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58%
The greatest life lesson from teacher was “Showing them how to be a better person”