Christopher Robin to Pooh: Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
A. A. Milne
It is Sunday night, December 16th. Just two days after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. I love this quote and wonder if I am sending it out to children everywhere or the teachers who teach them. Tomorrow, I will see 45 parents in three different classes. Tonight, I wonder if I have the emotional strength to deal with their questions, their feelings, and their hopelessness about our world. I do know that I need to be there.
To you, my classmates, thank you for the work you will do this week to heal, to reassure, and to support young families. I know that you will be there for the children you teach and the colleagues that you teach with. We really are one big community. No work is more important than teaching.
Enjoy the time away from your computers to hug your children tight and to celebrate the holiday season. Peace to you.....Katy
Katy,
ReplyDeleteI find the work you do very inspiring. I love the stories you share. It's so easy to see that you love your job. I look forward to hearing from you in my future classes.
Katy,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the inspiring words and I know that you will not only have the strength but be the strength for those who will look to you for support. May you always be encouraged and know that it is through your tireless work and dedication that our children will have a brighter future. May you always be a light so they will never know the darkness.