THE NMUSD FROM MY POINT OF VIEW
The teachers are exceptional:
The Week of the Teacher
by Sandy Asper
Not too long ago it was THE WEEK OF THE TEACHER, and all the teachers received sweets, luncheons, nice notes, and in the case of the elementary teachers, hugs, sweet cards, and appreciation from some of their little students.
That week a teacher took a little boy into her room who was afraid to go out because someone called him names. She ate her lunch with him...for the rest of the week.
That week a teacher brought some clothes to school to give to a family that couldn't afford much, and her student needed new clothes.
That week a PE teacher bought new shoes for a student who couldn't afford "cool shoes".
That week a teacher stayed for two and a half hours to help a kid with homework that he didn't understand.
That week a hundred teachers listened to hundreds of parents talk about their children and their problems.
That week a teacher sat at her desk and cried about one of her students. That week a teacher was told that he had lost his job.
And that was only that week....THE WEEK OF THE TEACHER.
The Week of the Teacher
by Sandy Asper
Not too long ago it was THE WEEK OF THE TEACHER, and all the teachers received sweets, luncheons, nice notes, and in the case of the elementary teachers, hugs, sweet cards, and appreciation from some of their little students.
That week a teacher took a little boy into her room who was afraid to go out because someone called him names. She ate her lunch with him...for the rest of the week.
That week a teacher brought some clothes to school to give to a family that couldn't afford much, and her student needed new clothes.
That week a PE teacher bought new shoes for a student who couldn't afford "cool shoes".
That week a teacher stayed for two and a half hours to help a kid with homework that he didn't understand.
That week a hundred teachers listened to hundreds of parents talk about their children and their problems.
That week a teacher sat at her desk and cried about one of her students. That week a teacher was told that he had lost his job.
And that was only that week....THE WEEK OF THE TEACHER.
posted by sasper | 8:39 AM
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About every third day I get an email from Sandab with nothing in it but a hyperlink to her blog. I'm guessing that the only way I'm going to stop this electronic assault is to do a post. Sandy has recently hinted that perhaps it is time for her to leave her 40+ years of teaching, and further embrace her profession by running for the school board. Now I have a lot in common with the conservative voters in Newport Beach, and darn little in common with Mrs. Asper's definately-not-conservative politics. Nonetheless, there is no better place for someone of Sandy's liberal mindset than a school board. Our children need someone like Sandy who will stop at nothing (e.g., budgets that might not be easily funded) that will serve these children well. She is who I'd want to have my kid's backs.
Rick Asper
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