No, really. Teachers are the best. I've done all this moaning (mostly to my husband) about how school can't do this or that but you know what? Teachers are just as frustrated sometimes. A lot of times their hands are tied. A lot of times they have too many kids in their classrooms. Not enough supplies. And definitely not enough parents who give a damn.
I have so many fond memories of my teachers and now I simply marvel at their patience and dedication. And organization. A lot of organization. As I've waded into this whole school idea for myself, I've begun stumbling upon blogs of these teachers that not only keep their classrooms organized but have done us the invaluable service of sharing exactly how they do it. I've already stolen several ideas from A Teeny Tiny Teacher as I clicked around last night and I'm so excited now to find out what other wonderful things our teachers are doing with their kids.
I felt a little ashamed of myself too. All these people working so hard to educate our youth and here I am talking about keep my son at home because it just isn't good enough? And then I get to just pinterest ideas and replace you? First world problems anyone?
But teachers, that's not the message I wanted to send at all! First of all, there is no replacing you. I can't do it. If you had the time with just my son that I did, you'd run circles around me. He'd be ready for high school by now, I think. And second, if I could change the system to better enable you to do your job, I would. Most of my beef is with the institution itself, not with the ground troops! And ultimately, it would be my honor to work with you if/when my children do attend public school.
That's all I have for today. I've got to get down to business again tomorrow with a few more nuts and bolts of this thing as the clock ticks down but I wanted to let my teacher friends know that I still give them all my love.
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