I had a rough day yesterday that resulted in tears after school. I was holding back tears for a few hours until I walked into my teacher friend's classroom and broke down. Thankfully, my colleague closed the door and let me cry it out knowing what had happened. I emailed my admin earlier that day that I was upset about a certain situation and let her know that I was crying. Right after I sent the email, I needed time to process, so I left for the day and was driving home. I decided to get a Starbucks coffee and opened my phone to find texts from my friend at work that my admin came into her classroom looking for me.
When I saw that text, I instantly had tears in my eyes developing for a different reason. This admin did not have to go looking for me, but she did. This admin did not have to drop everything she was doing, but she did. I have tears in my eyes writing this because, looking back, I realize that I am so incredibly lucky to have an admin that genuinely cares about her staff. That kind act restored my faith in humans, I care about this admin, and I pray for her health and happiness every single day at night. She is someone who supports me, and I will always support her. She often mentions that she appreciates me, but, the truth is, I cannot adequately express how much I appreciate her. When I get older, I will always remember her as being the one admin who genuinely cared about me as a person first. As a quieter and sensitive person, this meant more to me than she will ever know. She is the kindest person, and I am incredibly thankful for her support and caring nature. We need more admin like her in our schools, and I truly hope that she knows just how appreciated and valued she is. I know her job as an academic advisor can be tiring, but I hope she knows that she is more than enough always. I hope she also knows that a younger teacher, like myself, looks up to her and is learning how to be kinder just by watching her lead by example on a daily basis. Sometimes, we do not even know who we are inspiring simply by being ourselves.
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