This post is a shout out to employees of the School District of Milton at the start of the 20/21 school year. Whatever your job title - teacher, administrator, aide, custodian, coach, food service worker, grounds keeper, social worker, grounds keeper – I consider you a professional educator. Day after day you positively influence our kids by pouring your skills, your knowledge, your caring into them. In my book, you are heroes. On reflection, you heroes may well spend more waking time with our kids than we do ourselves. Your work is impactful for our kids, our families, our community, and the world.
This poem crossed my desk a few years ago. At the time, it struck me to the core and it still has that effect on me. In it, I see layers and layers of meaning. I thought it would serve as an affirmative nod to you and your significant contributions. Perhaps, as the poem states, “the good guy note you needed”.
BURNT OUT – By: Jim Rhodes – a teacher
So what if he can't read
Teach him how to love
Himself? Me? Others?
Lost in a stack of paper
That good guy note he needed
I needed the look in the eyes
When you finally dig it out
The eyes say for me? From you?
A warm moment in a cold day
it passes math time
you forget – they remember
For you, from me - Thank you so much for all that you do. Your efforts do not go unnoticed.
After all – Kids Matter and so do Milton Educators!
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