In Praise of Teachers!

I just need to give some much-deserved praise to all the teachers out there!

I spent yesterday on a field trip with my son's third grade class (all three classrooms!). Because we live in Massachusetts, this is a wonderful time of year to take the kids to see the Mayflower and Plymouth Plantation. But it's still almost an hour on the bus and then a day-long outing.

Let me just say that nothing will make you appreciate what teachers do all day with our kids more than spending a day with them! I honestly don't know how they do it! I do volunteer at school a lot and even help with a reading group in his class every week, but it's always for a shorter period of time, not all day. Having a classroom of 25 students with differing needs and personalities--I just can't imagine.

Now, I know there are some teachers out there who really aren't doing an outstanding job--but I like to think they're the exception and not the rule. I know this year my boys both have teachers who really care about what they're doing and care so much about the kids.

I know we have some members here who have been teachers and I just want to tell them how much I appreciate what you've done and how amazing you must be to do a job like that every day!