I always thought that when someone said “You don’t understand you aren’t a parent,” that maybe I didn’t. But earlier this year I added it up: I’ve taught 30 years and if I’ve had ten children a year (I teach low incidence special ed.) I’ve been a parent for 300 kids! Elly or many of you will never have to hug students who know by the time they are grown up they will be blind. I think I’ve earned it by now. We’re all in this together.
I always thought that when someone said “You don’t understand you aren’t a parent,” that maybe I didn’t. But earlier this year I added it up: I’ve taught 30 years and if I’ve had ten children a year (I teach low incidence special ed.) I’ve been a parent for 300 kids! Elly or many of you will never have to hug students who know by the time they are grown up they will be blind. I think I’ve earned it by now. We’re all in this together.