I recently attended a retirement party for one of my former coworkers (teachers). While catching up on everything happening at school, I was told a story about one of the fifth grade teachers. A seventh grade student wrote an essay about a person they admired for an assignment in English. This seventh grader was a foster child. She wrote about the fifth grade teacher and how much she appreciated all the ways the teacher had helped her when she was her student. She finished her essay by saying she wished the teacher was her mom. The English teacher shared the essay with the fifth grade teacher.
The fifth grade teacher and her husband despite already having 3 children including one with special needs decided to go through the process of adopting the girl. That student is now out of foster care and a part of a family that loves and cares for her.
The relationships teachers build with students are very important and should be encouraged not viewed as some kind of attempt to corrupt children.
The fifth grade teacher and her husband despite already having 3 children including one with special needs decided to go through the process of adopting the girl. That student is now out of foster care and a part of a family that loves and cares for her.
The relationships teachers build with students are very important and should be encouraged not viewed as some kind of attempt to corrupt children.