PEOPLE: “WHAT THEY DID FOR LOVE “

Forgive me for rewording the great song from the Broadway hit ” A Chorus Line ” ( What I Did For Love ). However for this blog I would be remiss for not using ” They “.

In this world of uncertainty each of us has a grocery list of unsung heroes. Those who keep us safe, those who keep us healthy (vaccine), and those who care for us. One such group on my grocery list is a group of professionals that are tasked with the responsibility of molding our future generation. On a given day they teach, they discipline, they cry, they laugh, good or indifferent at the end of the day they take their job home with them. Yes I am referring to teachers and in particular preschool teachers.

On many occasions the teachers of the world are placed in as much of a learning situation as the student.” Ms.——, what is your favorite dinosaur, or why does the moon revolve around the earth, why do you correct me for using the word “hate”.

Every teacher that I have ever known has those ” magic moments” that stick with them forever. Let me know if any of the following resonates with you? Slime ( pardon me but it looks and feels like snot) but the children love it, Wacky Wednesday, where yes the inmates have taken over the prison, dressing up at Thanksgiving as Pilgrims and Indians ( sue me ACLU ) the children love it, and a child telling her mom she learned a new song at school called Lasagna when the song was actually Hallelujah.

Just as a carpenter’s belt holds his or her tools of the trade, teachers and preschool teachers also must have a belt of sorts. The belt must contain disinfecting wipes, band aids, Kleenex, nut free treats, hugs, shelter for the personal storm of a child and a double dose of patience.

You may ask, ” you seem to know a lot about teachers”? Well, before electricity I was one, but for the last thirteen years my better half taught preschool. I witnessed first hand the numerous times tears were shed for the happiness and sadness for her children. To attempt to mention all the wonderful children, parents, teachers and administrator would take volumes. However there was one special associate that my wife talked about constantly. She would say, ” we are like peas and carrots”.

Be safe.