dear emily,
hans and i hosted 20 'teach for america' teachers for dinner last week, and
it has taken me that long to recover. these kids (teachers) are fresh horses
placed in some of the worst stables in our country, and they get worn down
pretty quickly.
after dinner, they shared some of their experiences:
"remember that kid in your school who was always in trouble at the
principal's office (i thought of my husband) . . . that's all thirty of the kids
in my class."
"my kids come to school hungry, without jackets and without hope."
"i walked into my kindergarten classroom to find desks and nothing else
. . . no paper, no crayons, no blocks, no nothing."
get the picture? so, i have been praying and thinking for days. here's
my best plan: assign each new teacher to a church who will have people
willing to fill in the 'paper, crayon' gap and encourage the teacher with
prayers and assistance.
do you have any ideas?
love,
lea
"whatever you do unto the least of these, you have done unto Me."
matthew 25:40
hans and i hosted 20 'teach for america' teachers for dinner last week, and
it has taken me that long to recover. these kids (teachers) are fresh horses
placed in some of the worst stables in our country, and they get worn down
pretty quickly.
after dinner, they shared some of their experiences:
"remember that kid in your school who was always in trouble at the
principal's office (i thought of my husband) . . . that's all thirty of the kids
in my class."
"my kids come to school hungry, without jackets and without hope."
"i walked into my kindergarten classroom to find desks and nothing else
. . . no paper, no crayons, no blocks, no nothing."
get the picture? so, i have been praying and thinking for days. here's
my best plan: assign each new teacher to a church who will have people
willing to fill in the 'paper, crayon' gap and encourage the teacher with
prayers and assistance.
do you have any ideas?
love,
lea
"whatever you do unto the least of these, you have done unto Me."
matthew 25:40
