“I’ll never forget when he had them throw their history books on the ground and tell them how they got it all wrong that day, and made choices that would come back to haunt them.”
‘His teacher suddenly jumped on the desk. He started walking across each one, to make sure every single eye was on him.’
‘She had less than 25 words in her vocabulary when you met. You said to give her a chance. When others doubted her potential, you advocated.’
“She had round cheeks and two tiny, wispy pigtails that you tell me you remember like it was yesterday.”
‘I couldn’t keep any food down. I had lost 25 pounds. Something serious was going on, I could feel it in my bones. And I was pregnant.’
“I remember saying to him that something must be brewing for us because our life had been too easy! The rest was a blur of grief and anger. I have a lifelong disease—one that will never be cured. One that was caused by IVF.”
‘It was the middle of the night when I got this call. I sat in the basement, frozen and in shock. Please tell me this is just some virus that will go away next week.’
“We also noticed he had a bruise on his back from one of his Nerf gun battles that wasn’t going away. Nothing crazy, nothing that made us extremely worried at the time.”
‘Rather than give me nothing, this student took the time to take every marshmallow out of her cereal to put in a bag—for me.’
“You see, 100% of my school is on free/reduced lunch. They also get free breakfast at school every day of the school week. This kiddo wanted to get my something so badly but had nothing to give.”
‘I went to Texas A&M in 1985. I paid $12 per semester hour. Now the cost of attendance is around $22K per year. So quit calling these kids lazy.’
“Quit pretending like the situation is the same as when you went to college. It’s not.”
‘We had a school lockdown. We weren’t sure if it was a drill. Something seemed off. It was rushed and abrupt. I had pangs of worry, but didn’t show it.’
“One tall football player who looked like a grown man, beard and all, pressed me with questions I didn’t want to answer. The classroom was full, and all eyes were on me. A group text with my colleagues had begun. Rumors of a gun in the school. My insides knotted up.”
‘I need a hug because I’m sad.’ Teacher’s genius ‘I need’ box ‘for students to ask for help without having to come to me directly’ elicits raw, emotional responses
“The first week, two boys let me know about a bullying situation. We got it taken care of.”
‘MY TWO QUEENS! There are many times in life where you get to watch wonderful things happen. Her dream is to become a superstar – and tonight you helped make her dream come true!’
“Without Delaney doing this Skye probably would not have even been on the ballot.”
‘I am not sure of my place in this world after becoming a mom – especially since I quit a job that gave me an identity and a purpose.’
“I feel like folks wonder what I do all day. I even catch myself assuming my own husband doubts the authenticity of me being ‘a stay at home mom.’”
