By Christy Margritz There’s No Tired Like Teacher Tired
If you’re a teacher, you’ve heard it. If you know a teacher, you may have said it. “You’re so lucky…
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Dear Kindergartner, This Is Just the Beginning
To my future kindergartner, I can’t seem to wrap my head around the fact that I really just wrote those…
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By Pamela Palmer To the Special Needs Mom on Stage at the Kindergartener Concert
Today was the culmination of my 6-year-old daughter’s big day: it was her turn to participate in the kindergarten musical.…
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Dear Kindergarten Graduate, My Hand Will Always Be Yours to Hold
Tomorrow you’ll graduate kindergarten. You chose the perfect shirt for the occasion. It’s a blue and white button-up. “Get one…
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By Her View From Home Dear Teachers, Thank You for Building Our Kids Up
Teachers, thank you for all you do for our kids and for the ways you build them up. This past…
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By Krystal Sieben You’re the Kind of Teacher Who Brings Out the Best in My Child
Dear Mrs. Izzy, I was a teacher, and I know how challenging busy little boys can be. The energy, the…
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By Jessica Wanner Please Let This Be the Year His Classmates Come to His Birthday Party
I’m a proud mother of three pretty amazing kids, one of whom has special needs. My son is your “typical”…
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Dear Teachers, Thank You for All the Extra Things You Do at Christmastime
Dear teachers, I know this time of year is especially crazy for you. The weeks leading up to winter break…
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One Day You’ll Outgrow Being My Little Boy—But Not Today
One day you will come home after your first day of a new school year and not wish to share…
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Dear Teacher, What Do I Want You To Know About My Child? That’s My Baby.
Our district had a back-to-school open house, or "meet the teacher night" a few days ago. Between appointments to meet…
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By Jennifer Kennedy You’ll Never Regret Getting Involved at Your Child’s School
As the final bell rang, students and teachers lined the halls outside their classrooms. They clapped for the graduating fifth-grade…
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They Need Me Less and I Love Them More
In less than two weeks, my oldest son will be a fifth-grader and my youngest son will excitedly enter the…
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