Loved, Cared for and Safe

I had the most amazing conference with a teacher and a family recently.  The teacher explained that she wanted to make sure that a new student in her class feels "loved, cared for and safe" while he's here at school.  I loved that.  Those words were exactly how I hope every student in our school feels.  I want every student to come to school everyday knowing that we are thrilled to have them here and that we are going to take care of them.  The smile on the parent's face assured me that she was delighted to hear those words as well.

The teacher talked about the importance of relationship building with her students, and she is so right!  Just like we as adults would never want to work for a boss who seems cold and uncaring, our students are the same.  Our students need to know that we care about them, that we want to be with them and that we want to help them.

I am lucky to work with such caring teachers and thankful that I have a job that allows me to be a part of so many students' lives.

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