She's going to kill me...
Sep. 16th, 2010 08:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gracie_musica... But I have to brag a bit.
Okay, brag a lot.
Some of you know this -- most of you know this -- but for those of you that don't know, I am the daughter of a teacher. I am the daughter of a damn fine teacher.
And this school year my damn fine teacher mother, who team teaches an entire grade-school grade level, was told she was not allowed to ask for extra glue and crayons. You know, for the 130 students she teaches every single day to use.
Crayons and glue, people. For young, grade-level children. I'm talking kids under 10.
However, like some psychic goddess, our very ownteachwriteslash asks me about two weeks before school starts if my mother is part of the Adopt a Classroom group. She and some of her work colleagues have adopted my mother's classroom and started doing supply drives, that sort of thing. One of her coworkers recently had a supply drive where they collected -- among things like glue, construction paper, art supplies and stickers -- 1900 crayons.
Let me repeat that. 1900 crayons.
Do you know how many crayons that is? That's a bloody ton of crayons.
While she's sure to be modest and say it wasn't anything she did, that she only got the ball rolling, all of us know that she is one of the nicest, kindest, most generous people you can come across. Trust me when I say, it's a hell of a ball you got rolling, Auntie Teach. And we -- me, my mother, and the kids you're all helping -- can never thank you and your coworkers enough.
Okay, brag a lot.
Some of you know this -- most of you know this -- but for those of you that don't know, I am the daughter of a teacher. I am the daughter of a damn fine teacher.
And this school year my damn fine teacher mother, who team teaches an entire grade-school grade level, was told she was not allowed to ask for extra glue and crayons. You know, for the 130 students she teaches every single day to use.
Crayons and glue, people. For young, grade-level children. I'm talking kids under 10.
However, like some psychic goddess, our very own
teachwriteslash asks me about two weeks before school starts if my mother is part of the Adopt a Classroom group. She and some of her work colleagues have adopted my mother's classroom and started doing supply drives, that sort of thing. One of her coworkers recently had a supply drive where they collected -- among things like glue, construction paper, art supplies and stickers -- 1900 crayons.Let me repeat that. 1900 crayons.
Do you know how many crayons that is? That's a bloody ton of crayons.
While she's sure to be modest and say it wasn't anything she did, that she only got the ball rolling, all of us know that she is one of the nicest, kindest, most generous people you can come across. Trust me when I say, it's a hell of a ball you got rolling, Auntie Teach. And we -- me, my mother, and the kids you're all helping -- can never thank you and your coworkers enough.
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Date: 2010-09-17 02:12 pm (UTC)Let's spread the word. I'm going to be gone this weekend and no internet access but I can start helping Monday. *grins* She thinks she's red in the face now. Friday is going to be great!
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Date: 2010-09-17 02:18 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-17 04:42 pm (UTC)Guys ... *********************crying unabashedly****************
I can't stop you obviously - but really its not necessary!
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Date: 2010-09-17 10:52 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-17 11:49 pm (UTC)*very big grin*
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Date: 2010-09-17 06:59 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-18 03:23 am (UTC)I'm going to make sure I'm there, dammit 'cause Teach deserves this and so much more!