‘Brb crying’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s second-grade teacher surprises her at a town hall meeting

On Sunday, the 33-year-old politician shared a picture with her former school teacher Ms. Jacobs along with an old handwritten note and tweeted, “brb crying because Ms. Jacobs, my second grade teacher, showed up to surprise me at our monthly town hall and kept a note I wrote her over 20 years ago 😭😭”. AOC also shared how years ago she was unable to bid a proper goodbye to Ms Jacobs on the last day of her second grade.

brb crying because Ms. Jacobs, my second grade teacher, showed up to surprise me at our monthly town hall and kept a note I wrote her over 20 years ago 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/tHK4Y7n4KO

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 22, 2023

This heartfelt tweet has over 1.6 lakh likes. Commenting on it, a Twitter user wrote, “That is so sweet and special! It’s a reminder of the power of human connection and how much our mentors and teachers can shape us. 💖”. Another person wrote, “I love this. Yes, teachers are the most undervalued commodity in our democracy. God bless ‘em.”

Earlier in 2020, Ms Jacobs had commented on one of AOC’s tweets about Dr Benjamin E. Mays’s poem. Interestingly, AOC instantly remembered her teacher and both shared a wholesome interaction online.

“I only have a minute.
Sixty seconds in it.
Forced upon me, I did not choose it,
But I know that I must use it.
Give account if I abuse it.
Suffer, if I lose it.

Only a tiny little minute,
But eternity is in it.”

– Dr. Benjamin E. Mays
(and recited by Elijah Cummings) 💜 https://t.co/ul9CE7NriV

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 12, 2020

Ms. Jacobs! Is that you?! 😭

Yes, I do remember the poems we recited in second grade! You prepared me perfectly for this moment.

Thank you for teaching me, encouraging my growth, and believing in me as a child 💜

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 12, 2020