Arkansas student, 8, dresses up as her teacher for ‘superhero day’ at school

An eight-year-old student decided to dress as her teacher for ‘Superhero Day’ at school, and the heartwarming gesture has left people all over the world feeling emotional.

When students at R.E. Baker Elementary in Bentonville, Arkansas, were asked to come in wearing an outfit that resembled their favorite superheroes, second grader Caroline Carlson told mom Cortney that she wanted to choose her teacher, Jaime Deigh.

Cortney helped her daughter get her hair just right – using curlers  – and reached out to the professor to see what she’d be wearing so that they could match.

And when Jaime discovered that little Caroline had picked her as her favorite hero, she was ‘blown away.’

When students the Arkansas school were asked to wear an outfit that resembled their favorite superheroes, second grader Caroline Carlson (seen) chose her teacher, Jaime Deigh

When Jaime discovered that little Caroline had picked her as her favorite hero, she was ‘blown away’

‘You just never know the impact that you have on someone everyday just through daily interaction,’ she told Fox News, while discussing the touching moment.

Cortney added: ‘All week Caroline was saying, “I want to be like Miss Deigh. She is a superhero.”‘

The professor explained that she was especially moved because children often don’t ‘see other teachers that look like her’

The professor explained that she was especially moved because she’s a black woman and children often don’t ‘see other teachers that look like her.’

‘The part that melted my heart was that she had her mom curl her [hair], she wanted her hair to look like mine,’ she continued.

‘You have children that [are] not seeing other teachers that look like me, and for her to think that she wants to look like me, and I’m her superhero… it just really touched my heart.’

Jaime explained that as soon as she saw the youngster’s outfit – which included an R.E. Baker T-shirt, a denim jacket, and jeans – they ‘grabbed hands and hugged.’ 

Ms. Deigh was so honored that she wanted to ‘show everybody.’ 

She explained, ‘We just really wanted to parade around the school. We were so excited.’

‘[Caroline] doing this awesome gesture in calling me her “superhero,” it was just the icing on the cake in who she is as a child. And it made me understand why I do what I do each and every day.’ 

Jaime added: ‘[Caroline] doing this awesome gesture in calling me her “superhero,” it made me understand why I do what I do each and every day’

Bentonville’s school district shared a sweet photo of Caroline and Jaime together to its Facebook page, and many people took to the comment section to share their thoughts

Cortney added that she has ‘peace of mind’ knowing ‘someone like Ms. Deigh’ is teaching Caroline. 

‘She is such an impactful role model that she gets to spend all day with,’ she gushed. ‘I send her off to school with such a happy feeling.’

Bentonville’s school district shared a sweet photo of Caroline and Jaime together to its Facebook page, and it quickly went viral, capturing the hearts of people around the globe.

‘This is the feel-good Friday moment we all need today,’ it captioned the post. ‘R.E. Baker Elementary School students were asked to dress like their favorite superhero to end the week. 

‘Second grader Caroline Carlson dressed like her teacher, Jaime Deigh. Forget the cape. Throw on a jean jacket and change the world wherever you are today, Bentonville.’

Many people took to the comment section to share their thoughts, with one writing, ‘She even has the curls to match. Loving this.’

‘This is excellent,’ added another, while someone else said, ‘This is very sweet. Not all superheroes wear capes.’ 

‘Love everything about this,’ read a fourth comment. A different user gushed, ‘Well this is adorable.’