God Created The First Teacher

My mom sent me this today and in honor of me starting my student teaching this week I thought I would share:

God Created the First Teacher

On the 6th day, God created men and women.

On the 7th day, He rested.

Not so much to recuperate, but rather to prepare Himself for the work He was going to do on the next day. For it was on that day, the 8th day, that God created the FIRST TEACHER.

This TEACHER, though taken from among men and women, had several significant modifications. In general, God made the TEACHER more durable than other men and women.

The TEACHER was made to arise at a very early hour and to go to bed no
earlier than 11:30 p.m. - with no rest in between.

The TEACHER had to be able to withstand being locked up in an air-tight classroom for six hours with thirty-five "monsters" on a rainy Monday.

And the TEACHER had to be fit to correct 103 term papers over Easter
vacation.

Yes, God made the TEACHER tough... but compassionate and gentle, too.

The TEACHER was equipped with soft hands to wipe away the tears of the
neglected and lonely student... of those of the sixteen-year-old girl who was not asked to the prom.

And into the TEACHER God poured a generous amount of patience. Patience when a student asks to repeat the directions the TEACHER has just repeated for someone else. Patience when the kids forget their lunch money for the fourth day in a row. Patience when one-third of the class fails the test. Patience when the textbooks haven't arrived yet, and the semester starts tomorrow.

And God gave the TEACHER a heart slightly bigger than the average human heart. For the Teacher's heart had to be big enough to love the kid who screams, "I hate this class - it's boring!" and to love the kid who runs out of the classroom at the end of the period without so much as a "good-bye," let alone a "thank you."

And lastly, God gave the TEACHER an abundant supply of HOPE. For God knew that the TEACHER would always be hoping.

Hoping that the kids would someday learn how to spell...

Hoping not to have bus duty...

Hoping that Friday would come...

Hoping for a free day...

Hoping for deliverance...

When God finished creating the TEACHER, He stepped back and admired the work of His hands. And God saw that the TEACHER was good. Very Good!

And God smiled, for when He looked at the TEACHER, He saw into the future. He knew that the future is in the hands of the TEACHERS.

And because God loves Teachers so much, on the 9th day God created "Snow Days" and "Summer!"

- Author Unknown

The Girl You Sang To (A Thank You)

As many of you know I was the lucky girl who Josh Groban sang Happy Birthday to at the Washington DC concert on July 27th.  It was such an amazing night for me thanks to Josh and I thought he deserved not only a thank you but to know a little more about the girl he sang to.  So here it is...it might sound a little cheesy but it shows a glimpse of who I am...I really hope he reads it!

A Poem For Josh, From the ‘Pretty In Purple’ Girl You Sang To

Sending this Straight to You dear Josh,

Some further ‘inspection’ for your need.

You sang Happy Birthday to me in D.C.

Jenna – an elementary teacher to be.

Entering my grad year,

I’m not The Wandering Kind.

Teaching the little ones,

Their talents Hidden Away I hope to find.

To wonder like Galileo,

Teaching them to read and write,

My teaching specialty for grad year,

Is to help them find their light.

Hearing your thoughts on If I Walk Away,

I’ll think of the song in a different way.

Not only of love, but of a students’ heart,

Their own true worth I hope to impart.

I grew up dancing and singing my way through school.

Dancin’ in show choir and travelin’ around.

Virginia, DC, Florida, New York….

Heard those Bells of New York City, a beautiful sound!

You Raise Me Up daily in your video posts,

I crack up over your crazy goofiness.

My Confession to you – we are much the same

Light-hearted and passionate, seeking love and happiness.

By the way ….. on how ‘you owed me’- do you remember the q?,

in Richmond you sang to my friend Jess* - now ‘you owed me’ big!

Game on! Climb through that Higher Window, I can do it too!

It truly was my birthday, just needed that text to jump out at your crew!

Love Only Knows I spent two weeks phrasing it,

Determined to succeed, I Never Let Go of my goal.

When you called my name I couldn’t believe it.

The dream of a lifetime I would now come to know.

Time stood still.  What really happened?  Everyone watching.

Thank God for Facebook and Twitter, pieces of the night streaming in.

Don’t Give Up I tell myself….keep on searching

The clarity of the night no longer veil thin.

Thank you dear Josh, from the bottom of my heart,

I’m your number one Grobanite from your career start.

Now you know the girl you sang to and hugged,

Don’t ever forget that You Are Loved!

*(Hint:  She asked if you about what’s the worst trouble you’ve gotten in and it involves Italy)

So there you have it...a little bit of me for you.  Josh, if you are reading this I would love to know that you did!!  Thank you can't begin to express how you made me feel that night...but it's the best this teacher can do right now.

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