Last night was Back-to-School Night at my son’s school. It’s a parent’s one opportunity to meet all their kid’s teachers for the year and find out what they will be learning. I almost didn’t go because it seems like I’ve “been there, done that.” But my son only has two more years in high school, and he said “the teachers really like it when parents go,” so I decided to go.
Through the years, my son has had a lot of really great teachers who encouraged him and appreciated him for who he is. He’s also had a very few who were terrible teachers, the kind of teachers who make you wonder why they became teachers in the first place because they didn’t really seem to relate to kids very well. Their arrogant and condescending attitudes were more of a discouragement than an encouragement. Thankfully, these kinds of teachers are few and far between.
All teachers hold the future of our kids in their hands, and most of them are dedicated to making that future the best that it can be. So I decided to write my Thankful Thursday poem about all the great teachers that I am thankful for.
Teaching Our Future
What will
our future hold?
Will compassion be cultivated
or will selfishness survive?
Our future is
in your hands
as we send our kids
to you each day
What will
our future hold?
Will faith flourish
or will distrust be developed?
Our future is
in your hands
as you teach our kids
in the classroom each day
What will
our future hold?
Will generosity grow
or will impoliteness prevail?
Our future is
in your hands
as you influence our kids
by all you do each day
What will
our future hold?
Will grace and mercy multiply
or will bitterness abound?
Our future is
in your hands
and we thank you
for encouraging
positive traits in our kids