Teacher Appreciation Week 2026: Googlers thank teachers

At Google, we spend our days looking toward the future. But this week, we’re looking back at the people who helped us get here. Behind every line of code, scientific breakthrough and creative masterpiece is a teacher who first cheered, “You can do this!” As we kick off Teacher Appreciation Week, a few Googlers who work on our education products wanted to express their gratitude for the teacher who impacted their lives.