Lets Talk About Teachers
Lets Talk About Teachers
Published on:
Aug 27, 2025
Category
Back To School
The Back-to-School Chaos at Home
Like most moms, I start organizing my kids’ stuff for the upcoming school year each summer. Having four kids sounded like a brilliant idea…until I had to purchase school supplies for all four said kids. But here I sit, every August, carefully putting together pencil pouches and labeling all the notebooks and binders we spent WAY too much money on at Staples.
I typically feel flustered getting my kids back to school. I’m stressfully making piles and packing backpacks for the very first time after months of school-less freedom. I scramble around, searching for schedules and loading everyone up to get to their respective “open houses” —their first chance to see their new classrooms and more importantly, meet their new teachers.
Teachers Prepare on a Whole Different Level
Despite my back-to-school stress of prepping a handful of children, nobody does more preparing for a new school year than teachers themselves. The second they slam their gradebooks closed at the end of one year, they’re building bulletin boards for the next. They aren’t getting two, three, or even five kids ready for school — they’re getting ready for 25 or 30 kids to come fill their classroom, day after day. Snotty noses, needs of different natures…teachers take on these little learners with great gusto on the good days and the bad. They study our children and attempt to accommodate their educational needs. They teach our kids everything from how to read to how to load a washing machine.
The Lasting Impact of Teachers on My Life
As an adopted person, I remember appreciating the consistency my teachers brought to my life. They were scheduled, stellar communicators,complimentary, and well organized. I always knew what to expect and if I didn’t know what was coming, I could look on the blackboard and read our agenda, which was always clearly spelled out. In a world that often felt uncertain, I appreciated the regular routines and the permanence I felt when I was in school, safe in my classroom with my teacher leading the show. My teachers listened to all my questions, and they often inquired deeper into my curious mind. They encouraged me to keep thinking, to keep dreaming, and to keep writing. They encouraged me to explore my interests and myself. They taught me about identity and all the things that made me, me.
A Tribute to Teachers Everywhere
Teaching is a job I couldn’t do, but it’s a profession I deeply respect. I know the role teachers played in my own life and as a mom, I now know I place my most precious cargo in the palms of their teacher’s hands for about 9 months out of every year. I trust their teachers to create the same capsule that was created for me as a kid in the classroom: a space to soak up knowledge, a comfortable container to be curious and a place where they can learn all the things I can’t teach them.
So, here’s to a fresh start for all our teachers! Let’s give a warm welcome back to the ones responsible for taking on the educational development of our future leaders! I hope all the minds and ears that enter classrooms are ready to learn and listen and I hope that all educators (and students) have a safe and productive 2025/2026 school year.
