For decades, Mr. Farrer has been keeping track of the letters his students write to their future selves. Twenty years later, he manages to track them down, all over the world, and sends the letters.
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As assigned by Mr. Farrer, the letters had to be 10 pages long. Looking back, his former students reflect on the magnitude of the project.
Mr. Farrer says there is a lot of "detective work" in finding his students, and is excited by the fact that they have spread out all over the world.
It's not difficult to see how powerful the impact of receiving these 20-year-old letters can be.
Mr. Farrer says: "I know I'm not an outstanding teacher. I'm just a regular teacher, who happened to assign a rather different assignment."
Mr. Farrer, you definitely are an outstanding teacher and a remarkable human being. Thank you, Mr. Farrer, and all of the "regular" teachers out there who are changing lives every day.
