He was in the first third grade class I taught at Saint Mary’s School in Morris, Minnesota. All 34 of my students were dear to me, but Mark Eklund was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, but had that happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional mischievousness delightful. Mark talked incessantly. I had…
. In my school in Dubai, we children are not allowed to carry money to buy food from canteen, instead we have our canteen card in which our parents can fill money online and we need to use this card if we need to buy from canteen. One day at dinner table, I heard my…
. To all those who feel as though there efforts are going to waste, that their kind words are falling on deaf ears or their actions are not appreciated, fear not. For years I have lived with the mindset of: ‘I must be tough and cold to survive in the world’. I frequently talked badly of…
. I teach newly arrived immigrant teenagers English as a Second Language. Many of these children come to me from countries where their living condition are horrible and life-threatening. Often, one of the parents comes to the US and works, sending home money so that smugglers can be paid to bring other family members here (usually…
My wife made me some cookies (very good ones btw). A student came to my office and asked if he could have one. He came back the next day for another one. The following day he dropped off this chocolate cake and this card. ‘Thanks for the cookies. Here’s something back. Make someone else’s day better’….
Don’t give up, cuz tomorrow could be the best day of your life. This ‘graffiti’ was reported to me in the girls bathroom at the end of last year. Some graffiti is better than others. – Andrew, Principal George Waters Middle School. 😛
I found this anonymous note on a student’s locker recently. I still don’t know who wrote it. It says ‘Hi! I hope you’re having a good day! And if you’re not, I’m sorry. Either way, here’s a kitten – From someone who thinks you are awesome!’ – Andrew, Principal at George Waters Middle School 😛
. My daughter, age 7, was outside with her class one day at school. They were working in the gardens and she asked to go in to use the restroom and her teacher granted her permission. As she headed into the bathroom, a lady stopped her and asked what she was doing. My daughter said…
___TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW__ .One of the teaching staff from school, informed me that my eight year old son approached a fellow student, who was looking very sad sitting by himself. Apparently, he then struck-up a conversation with that boy, after which my son grabbed his lunch and came back to have lunch with his new friend.
. I am 27 years old and from a part of the world which is completely misunderstood by many. I remember when I was a kid studying in 5 standard, my dad had an accident and became handicapped. My mum had to take responsibility of our family. She used to make 100 paper bags and…
As a divorced Dad, I was collecting my 7 year old daughter from school for our weekly afternoon together. These afternoons I’d pick her up from school, go to horse riding lessons and then onto our local favourite place for waffles and ice cream before taking her back to her mother. This day, she approached…
. Earlier today my friend Jade and I went for a walk and we got tired so we sat down on the sidewalk. Then we decided to wave at people and make them wonder who we are for the rest of the day! After we started waving people started waving back at us so I…