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Jennifer Garner is honoring her kids’ teachers following the school year. It has been a very busy and emotional few weeks for the 52-year-old Yes Day actress after her daughter Violet, 18, graduated high school and son Samuel, 12, graduated from elementary school. (Jennifer shares Violet and Samuel, along with Seraphina, 15, with ex-husband Ben Affleck.) Following the graduations, Jennifer took to Instagram to pen a touching tribute to her kids’ teachers for all their support over the years. Keep reading to find out more…“Dearest teachers, Thank you for caring about my children with me, for tying their shoes and holding their hands. Thank you for disciplining my kids when they’ve needed it and for offering more hugs than some children receive in a lifetime,” Jennifer wrote. “Thank you for all of the hard work that goes into having high expectations, for buckling down and teaching them the discomfort and joy of tolerating frustration toward a greater good.” “Thank you for choosing to study and become educators and for doing your jobs with your whole heart,” Jennifer continued. “I’m sure that the demands and frustrations of the classroom can obfuscate the mission behind your place in it, but what’s more noble than teaching children – not a lot, as far as I can tell.” She added, “Thank for being a safe haven for my family; the world is a lot for anyone and so many children struggle with real loss and hardship that it feels selfish to want more for kids who have so much. But I wanted my three to have a safe space where they could focus on the business of being little, and where education and character were prioritized.” “What I didn’t know to want: teachers who were willing to dress up on theme for Halloween, to wait with baited breath for Zero the Hero, to choose the perfect book/science project/Spanish song, to travel with forty kids, to play hockey at lunch, to spend months working toward an art fair or performance or the incredible feat of filling in a globe with its countries and capitols,” Jennifer wrote. She concluded, “Thank you for a beautiful thirteen years. I cannot imagine our family landing anywhere better. With deep respect and endless gratitude, Jen.” In the caption of the post, Jennifer wrote, “A little gratitude for our wonderful family elementary school at the end of 13 years together applies to all educators: thank you for doing what you do. ♥️ And congratulations to all the mamas out there with kids moving from one phase to the next. ♥️♥️” In an interview from last year, Jennifer shared why her kids “don’t love” watching her act.
