School Days...Part 4: Teachers

I have shared the boy's school experience in part 1, 2 & 3...
welcome to the 4th and possibly final school days post.
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Teach, v
1.  To impart knowledge or skill to; give instruction
2.  To Instruct in.
3.  To cause to learn by example or experience
4.  to advocate or expound. 
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I always had great teachers from JK thru to 6..
some of the 7 - College were spectacular too

(but there are so many more that are a part of those school years)

When we made the decision to send the boy to school this year i was scared of him having a teacher that was in it for the summer off and the pay,

and not in it for my little boy

 with his fears, his passions, his giggles, his smiles, his shyness. 

i began praying.

I prayed.

i prayed for his teachers. 

(JK and on in the years, but focusing on JK.)

i prayed he would have teachers that obviously cared for him.

teachers i could talk with and work with through any issues that may come up.

teachers he grew to love and appreciate.

they didn't have to be followers of Christ, but i prayed they had a love for my boy and the kids they worked with that imitated Christ,

whether they knew it or not.

i will be honest

when i went to the school intro to kindergarten night i wanted the Early Childhood Educator from one class but the teacher from the other class...

i got the ECE i wanted.

but, i'll tell you now,

i LOVE his teacher. 

She has known my husbands family for a while, and is actually a sweet woman who adores my little boy.

His ECE loves him too.

He loves his teachers.

Even when he was scared to go to school he would tell me he liked them.

They have been wonderful.

the conversations we have had and the encouragement i have received has been appreciated.

His teacher even phoned one night to see how he was doing because when she put him on the bus he was so distraught, and in tears. 

we have had a couple phone conversations.

we have had a bunch of at-school chats.

i am thankful for a teacher who is in the position because she loves to teach.

When i told her i was sending him 3 days she was glad.

(how relieved i was, since i was expecting a fight)

she said she thought the school board needed to make sure the parents knew they had the option.

she said that we know our kids and she'd prefer to have crazy individual schedules than having a whole bunch of exhausted, sad kids in the class for 5 full days.

his ECE told me she related to my boy because he is so much like her in personality,

prefering the smaller groups. 

She understood him, and i loved that.

i am thankful for the women teaching my son in his first year of school.

i am thankful for the teachers i know and have had as well, as i know there are people in this position because they truly have a heart for teaching children.

thank you to my past teachers: (the ones whose names come to mind - jk-college)

Mrs. Teal; Mrs. Langley, Ms. Buchanan, Mrs. Ceni, Mr. Holouschko(sp?), Ms. Earle, Ed Fontaine, Marv Penner, Kaj, Rob, Paul, Mr. Lehrer, Mr Dawson.

You all inspired me to do my best even when i didn't know i had it in me. 

 i know there are many more whose names i can't place.  

Thank you to those who are teaching or have been teaching and who desire to see children grow, learn and strive for excellence:

Kristin S(in PNG), Sue A, Mel M, Kent M, Christine T, Wendy S, Alison K, Darren M, Tracy M, Jody F,  Kerri-Lynn, K, Lisa M...

i know there are more who are teaching but i'm drawing a blank.

And thank you to elijah's teachers... Jane Keevil and Sarah Dix - you are wonderful.