You exemplify that good educators are good every day, no matter what is going on. The past weeks you have continued to teach, you have kept children a priority. As our government bails out corporations and allows schools to close. I walk into your classrooms and you are listening with your head and your heart, you acknowledge the wonders and wonder right along with your students.
While America sends billions to other countries, you are loosing your jobs. Still, you are intentional with your words and lessons as you teach not just the answers in a book, but the child. You share the treasures that took generations of educators' years to acquire. Your science is not just the subjects and the age of your students but how best to teach, what is the best instruction.
Each day you take the time to acknowledge passions and build a bridge to connect what children need to know with what they love. You support their curiosity, and never forget to celebrate accomplishments, no matter how small in each student. You truly have built a community. You do keep individual children's need above "Race to the Top" requirements.
No matter if it is weeks of "Standardized State Assessments" or budget cuts students never see you down, you move past the struggles toward what is important at this moment, the children. There are very few people who understand the demands of your days; you are capable of doing things that most would have a hard time doing for a few hours.
You are all stars, shining your perfect light into the life of each child your serve. You give them the gift of education and they come to see in their own reflection in your eyes. You are giving them the tools they need to get through the darkness, hope and memories that last forever. Regardless of the fact you may not have a job.
We, as public educators, see little respect from our government or citizens; However, as an educator myself, and a mother; I am eternally grateful to work with such a fantastic group of people. It has been a tough week, take care of yourselves, you are each so very important to the children of America. Please, young educators know we need you, do not give up on America's children believe as Benjamin Franklin in public education.
With Great Respect,
R.R.Cratty
Comments
Very inspiring, I wholeheartedly agree with you. It is wrong to give to other countries when we need to be helping our own country and fixing the problems that we have going on. It is so important for our children to get a good education, that should be the last thing that ever gets cut!
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