May 27, 2010 – The Power of an Educator

My daughter ‘graduated’ from Kindergarten today. 

My husband’s grandfather was just awarded a lifetime award for being a local principal for many, many years.

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My daughter is all smiles tonight, full of excitement about being a FIRST grader.   While I’d love for her to stay on her little rug in the kindergarten classroom, where the days start with songs and have snack twice a day and a rest in the afternoon, I know she’s been filled with love and education and self esteem and all that she needs to move forward. 

For that, I can thank an educator.   Her teacher is so important to me.  For this woman, has now spent more time with my child in a day and in a week than I do.  What a responsibility.  I am so grateful that she handled my heart and my child with such awesome care.

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My husband’s grandfather is 85.  He has been retired now for many years.  Yet his presence is still felt so strong.  Former students, now parents, showed up, - generations of positively affected human beings.   They sang to him, learned from him, interviewed him, sat in awe and listened to his words.   Lives molded.

A teacher can change lives.   A teacher can change the world.   The power of an educator is amazing.   Today I am grateful for those educators like the two mentioned here… they knew their power, their responsibility and honored it.  I am grateful, for they have positively changed our world.

~K