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Kids, Living
June 6, 2019
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I Didn’t Choose to Have Children With Special Needs, But Their Teachers Did

I didn’t cry on the first day of school. Not really my style, I guess. My children were ready and so was I. But the last? There were tears. A lot…

Kids
May 24, 2019
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Here’s to the Kids Who Rocked IEP Goals This Year

As the school year comes to an end, I’d like to give a big SHOUT OUT to all the kids who had an IEP and made it through the year! Here’s the…

Kids
May 22, 2019
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Dear Teachers, Thank You For Loving Our Kids as Your Own

When you leave your kids with someone for many hours a day, you want to make sure he or she is a kind and loving person. You want to make sure that…

Kids
May 18, 2019
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Kindergarten Teachers Turn Babies into Big Kids

Dear kindergarten teacher, Nine months ago, I walked my firstborn into your kindergarten classroom, uncertain of what the year ahead would…

Kids, Teen
May 13, 2019
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To the Class of 2019: You Are Loved

Dear graduate, I know you are not looking for advice. I know you just graduated and you feel like you already know everything. And you do . . . but I…

Kids, Living
May 7, 2019
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Somewhere Along the Way, Your Child Became Mine Inside This Classroom

Thank you for sharing your child with me this school year. August is a natural high for teachers. We work all summer to renew ourselves and gear up…

Faith, Kids, School
October 22, 2018
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Putting Our Christian Kids in Public School Was Absolutely the Right Choice For Our Family

I was in the middle of an online mom group conversation when the subject turned to education. One mama commented that her family had decided to send…

Journal, School
October 10, 2018
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Dear Teacher, I See You

I see you struggling to make ends meet. You look at how much is coming in and how much is going out, and you don’t know how you’re going to do…

Kids, School
October 8, 2018
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An Open Letter to Parents, From Your Child’s SPED Teacher

Dear Parents: I am sorry. Today is the hardest part of my school year. Today, I have to sit across a table from you and give you a long list of those…