Classy Individuals
Posted by Hope Spencer on 09 Sep 2009 | Posted in: Inspiration and Motivation, Meet the Mailbox®
Recently, a coworker and I were chatting about some magazine spot art. At one point I said, “Yes, I knew that because my dad used to raise guinea pigs,” and I waited for my coworker’s response about the art. But he wasn’t looking at the art anymore; he was looking at me. “Your dad raised…guinea pigs? Are you being serious?”
“Oh yeah,” I said, “at one time we had over 200 living in our garage.” When I saw his odd look, I stopped talking and ran the conversation back through my brain. Then I thought to myself, “Hmmmm…maybe this sounds kind of strange. I mean, not everybody has a father who raised guinea pigs, I guess.”
As I made my way back to my desk, I was blushing furiously. But I was also thinking about teachers. (I love teachers!) For some reason, my mind immediately connected the incident with teaching. Why? Well, think of it this way: We know that teachers have the challenge of understanding and reaching different learning styles. But they also spend every day bringing together 20–30 individuals who each have different backgrounds and different experiences. Some are only children and others are from large families. Some may have lived in many different states while others may have lived in the same house all their lives. And one child may even spend half an hour or so each evening helping her dad fill water bottles for guinea pig cages!
Think of the challenge of bringing these kids to a common ground! But also think of what these kids can learn from each other. Wow, don’t you think teachers have the most awesome, exciting job ever? I do!
Congratulations to Rhonda Brown of Messiah Lutheran Preschool in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She is the winner of a copy of one of the books from our Mix & Match Games series.
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My husband is an amazing guy. He rewired and repiped our house. He graduated from Cal Arts, but he works at Nestle figuring out how much raw material the factories need to get finished goods to the stores. He has taught our kids how to fix cars, bikes and anything eles. I met him when I was 15 and have come to know that people can do anything. Teaching kids that this is true is a gift. Having them share what they can do is a wonderful thing.
I think the teachers do have the most awesome job ever… I have lived in the same house all my life up until I got married. Now we live in a small town and we love it. We have raised rabbits and at one time had 40 or more so I love your story!