Educators Have a Special Calling

Tomorrow is the last day of school for my kids. Does anyone else notice how quickly the school year flies by?

I attended my first-grader's End of the Year Party this afternoon and after spending 45 minutes in the classroom with sugared-up seven-year-olds armed with beach balls, I was reminded once again what a special calling one must have in order to be an educator.

It takes a tremendous amount of patience, creativity, and skill to be a teacher today. Teachers must balance the demands of their students, the expectations of parents, the requirements of administration, and the constantly-changing standards of the lawmakers. 

I could go off for a while on exactly how hard most teachers work, how much most personally sacrifice, how most teachers' compensation is nowhere near their worth, but I'll save all of that for another time. 

For today, I'll just say thank you. Thank you for caring about my kids. Thank you for doing a difficult job that many might have the knowledge to do, but only a few truly have the skill and the calling that you have. You are a treasured resource for our community. 

Enjoy your summer break- you've most-certainly earned it!