LETTER FROM A TEACHER TO PARENTS.

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School is about to start for another year. Parents, take a moment and read this letter from a teacher. – Jim, Deb & Kevin

When I look around my classroom – I can’t tell you who crawled first, who walked before one or spoke in sentences by 15 months.

I can’t tell you if their parent’s breastfed or bottle fed.

No clue if they still wear pull-ups at night, because I’m sure many do!

I don’t know if they were poty trained at 18 months or 4 months old.

I don’t know if their mom ever left them to cry it out for a few minutes or if they strapped them to their bodies 24/7.

You know what I can tell – when I look at my kids in the classroom?

I can tell which families value kindness and manners in their homes.

I can tell when a child feels loved and secure at home — and at school – which sadly isn’t always everyone’s school experience.

I know who has pizza and movie Friday nights and which mom reads in different voices at bedtime.

I see how kids handle scary situations like thunderstorms.

I can see who has a solid routine at home and who has chores and responsibilities.

I can hear how you speak to your children – by how they speak to others.

When I look at my little friends I don’t see their milestones, I see who they are:  their heart, their actions, their inner voice, their struggles and triumphs, and I see you!  And all the love you pour into them.

We are always supposed to talk about testing and benchmarks and data during parent teacher conferences, and I had a mom last time look at me and say “I don’t worry about all the reading and math, she’ll get that.  What I want know … is how is she as a person?  Is she kind? Does she include others?”

It took my breath away and is something that will always stick with me!!

Go easy on yourselves parents, just love your little ones … it’s all they need.

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