Ross Duffer, who created Netflix's hugely popular "Stranger Things" series with his brother Matt, doesn't post on Instagram all that often ... which is why it was especially meaningful that he dedicated a recent post to his high school drama teacher, Hope Hynes Love.

But the Duffers went further than simply singing Love's praises on Instagram: They gave her a recurring role in "Stranger Things" Season 5 as Miss Harris, who just happens to be a school teacher.

"I was delighted to be asked!" Love tells TODAY.com in a video interview from her classroom.

Hope Hynes Love with her former students, the Duffer brothers, on the set of "Stranger Things." Courtesy Hope Hynes Love

Love has kept in touch with the Duffer brothers since she met them as freshmen in high school. She says she always

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