Dear Teacher, Thank You For Being An Ally
Dear teacher, I see your number light up my phone and my breath catches. I remind myself it is completely…
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Dear teacher, I see your number light up my phone and my breath catches. I remind myself it is completely…
Continue ReadingSometimes admitting you have a weakness and accepting you are not always perfect feels like you have succumbed to failure,…
Continue ReadingAnyone who has ever taught in a school, or served in some secretarial or administrative capacity, can share a horror…
Continue ReadingDear teacher, I was a teacher, too. I remember what it’s like to be in charge of 25 little personalities.…
Continue ReadingI saw your face, teacher on the sidewalk. I was dropping off my little and I saw your warm and…
Continue ReadingHere we go again. A new school year is here and you’re not excited about it. Maybe you’re even dreading…
Continue ReadingSomewhere out there is a teacher enjoying her last bits of summer. She’s probably wishing the days were longer—that there…
Continue ReadingAt first, it was just me. You weren’t even a glimmer in my mind. Through the night-feedings. The early-morning cuddles.…
Continue ReadingThis is for the parents who are getting ready to send their children off to kindergarten. You are embarking on…
Continue ReadingToday I closed my classroom door and hung my ID badge on a hook at home. I left my room…
Continue ReadingDear parents, Please let your kids fail. Don’t get me wrong, I love my students. In fact, one of my…
Continue ReadingDear kindergarten teacher, Nine months ago, I walked my firstborn into your kindergarten classroom, uncertain of what the year ahead…
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