Today as I head back to school, I am unsure what I will
face. Will we have a lockdown
drill? Will my students want to discuss
what occurred last Friday in Newtown, Connecticut? It is a difficult thing to be a teacher. That job is made even more difficult after an
event such as the tragedy that occurred on Friday. I teach sixth graders. They need reassurance. I remember sitting in a class of sixth
graders on 9/11 trying to reassure them.
It is difficult to do so when you yourself are unsure. They always want to know why. I don't have that answer. We've been asked to wear a green ribbon in
support of Sandy Hook Elementary School as that was one of their school colors. As I return today I must rely on the
following scripture:
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on
your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5 (HCSB)
I cannot teach this scripture in school, since I
teach in a public school. But I can lean
on it all day long. I don't know why the
shooting happened. I just trust that God
was there protecting many, and will continue to be with the families. I grieve with the friends and family who lost
so many loved ones. It was senseless. I know as I enter my classroom today and
every day I will look at my students differently. I want them to see me as someone who truly
cares about them and know that I am willing to lay my life down for them. This
is my mom's biggest fear. I think most
teachers, no matter what grade they teach, think of their students as their own
kids. I even go so far as to tell
parents at the beginning of the year that I want their kids to consider me
their parent away from home. I will
always do what is best for them while showing them how much I love them. So, on this day when so many teachers are
returning to school I ask that you do one thing.
Lift a teacher up in prayer.
Teachers everywhere face some of the toughest challenges and we do it in
the face of events like this tragedy.
Remember to pray for a teacher today. |
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