Teachers

Yesterday, I have to take my son to the allergy doctor to figure out why he got so bad hives and swelling in his body out of the blue. Conclusion, that is normal and some people suffer of that. He just an antihistamine when that happen and that’s it! Well that is a relief. After the doctors visit, my son ask me to stay with him to have lunch. That is so sweet of him that he still wants to have lunch with his mom at school. I make some time and stay with him for lunch.

When entering to the school, I notice something different the doors where locked and I have to wait for the receptionist to open the door. As I enter I give all my information, went to my son’s classroom since he stay with my phone accidentally. When opening the door of his classroom the two teachers opened her eyes wide and then recognize me with a relief look. My son was in another classroom. So, I walk to the other classroom and I did not have the opportunity to meet this teacher before, so when I look at the door she stands up quickly and comes to me. I introduce myself and again, I got the relief look.

Since I have to wait one hour to lunch with my son, I have time to stay at the library and then wait at the lunchroom. Come to my mind how we as parents sometimes get for granted our kids teacher and school staff. As I wait in the lunchroom, I can see teachers dealing with kids to behave, make sure they eat, and keep control of lines all the time. I can see how they manage to have patience with more trouble kids. In some of them see love in their eyes for the work they were doing and also see some faces of tiredness.

Since the tragedy in Connecticut elementary school, I have been hearing a law that will allow one staff of each school carry a gun at school. I don’t think that is a good idea, because nobody is exempt of having a bad day, a mental crisis or loose his or her mind. I don’t think violence cure violence. I believe good moral values, positive incentive, and more support for teacher from parents and government can cure violence, but that is just my opinion.

One of the names that Jesus had was “teacher.” I have to say that I am very glad for the service that the teacher gives to our kids. I recognize, that they need to receive more incentive, better salaries, have more recognition of their work and more support from parents and government. Think, at the end of the day, who is the person that spend more time with our kids in a year calendar? What is the profession that we can call the beginning of learning? Nobody can have a profession without going though a school. I know that there are bad teacher that enter to the field of teaching for the wrong reason, but they are only few compared with the ones that everyday of the week are with our kids trying to teach not only math or science, they teach them good manners and values too.

James 3:1-2

3 Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. ² We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.

Big Hug,
MRM