A Letter to Cherish

City in the Jungle

Sometimes, our work as teachers are unrecognized either by the adminstrators or by the parents of the children we teach. Teaching is not an easy job since we deal with people. The honing and training that are involved are challenging even if they are only fours and fives. 

With the last Open House for my project presentation, I received a letter from an Australian mum and it suddenly filled me with conviction and validation. I am sharing her heart warming letter here.






Dear Jonathan,

Thank you yesterday for providing me with an opportunity to learn more about Louis' schooling experience. It was a real delight to hear him speak so passionately about the project. I was very impressed by the book of work that Louis showed me and how far he has developed with his numbers, alphabet , etc. As I traveled home yesterday from the presentation what struck me more than the academics was the sheer joy on their little faces of being able to share with their respective Mum's and Dad's their work but more than this was the promotion of others and their work. I overheard many children saying to their parents "This is my work and this is Nate's, Brace's, Sofia's, etc."  It is lovely to see in action the relationships that have been formed and fostered by your tutelage, it is a real credit to you. 

Anyway, I wanted to drop you a line to say "thanks" not only for teaching Louis the fundamentals which are important for life but also in guiding him on how to connect meaningfully with others- this skill I think will serve him the best in life! 

Many thanks

Bel 


Nothing beats when someone, even just one, believes in you. My goal for the next two months before I start my summer break is to continue forth the light as I pass them to my students. 

A blessed day to all!