Dear Teachers,
It is not easy to be a teacher these days.
Don’t get me wrong. It’s never easy to be a teacher.
But now with the ridiculous parents the the peanut allergies and the lock down drills and the testing bullshit and everything else, it is much more difficult to have fun.
To put your own spin on things.
To have some flexibility and make your classroom your own.
I know you mostly hear complaints.
So today, let me tell you something.
Today my five-year-old came off the bus crying.
My parents met her in the driveway because I was at the dentist.
She cried as she walked to the house.
She cried as she unpacked her bag and ate her snack.
She kept crying and crying and crying.
When I came home 30 minutes after she had gotten home, she was still crying.
“What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“I only have 4 days left with my teacher.”
She started sobbing again.
She stopped long enough to catch her breath, looked at me and said,
“I want her to be my teacher forever.”
And then the crying resumed.
I know you don’t hear it often enough.
And I know sometimes you may wonder if what you are doing is worth it.
If you are making a difference.
And I just want to tell you that it is.
And you are.
Thank you, Teachers.
Keep up the good fight.
Nicole says
Thanks for this. A day after NJ Supreme Court ruled against teachers fighting for our pension which put us a serious step closer to a bankrupt pension in less than 12 years it’s nice to hear something positive so Thank you.
Donna says
You understand because you’ve been in our shoe steps. Those who haven’t cannot possibly know what we go through; each school, each demographic, each admin, each child is completely different. We are professionals and we care to do the very best.
Erin @ The Mini Skirt says
What a sweet post! I remember crying quite a few times as a child because I knew that I would miss my teachers over the summer. They definitely don’t get enough recognition, do they?
The Mini Skirt