My daughter’s teacher deserves some kind of medal. She proposed a project to her fifth grade students, and it ended up changing our family. All of the kids decided to raise money to buy presents for abused and abandoned children. The teacher proposed fundraisers like car washes, cookie sales, even housecleaning (all to be done by the children). My daughter offered to clean the houses of three of my friends and was able to contribute $75 from this alone. My daughter even asked if I would spend half of the money I was going to spend on her (she still wanted a few gifts herself) and give the other half to the cause. In the end, the kids raised a ton of money and they spent the week before vacation planning to buy shoes, clothes, coats, books, and toys for these children. Several parent volunteers did the shopping, and we had to rent a small moving truck to haul all of the gifts. Watching those children pack up the truck brought tears to my eyes. They learned the biggest lesson this year, and we are going to continue this spirit of giving as a family in the years to come. This teacher taught us all what it means to give.
I bet this will be one of the most memorable years in your daughter’s schooling. She will look back on this year, and she will remember something awakening within herself. Your daughter participated so fully in this activity because it felt right to her. She wanted to help. Children want to give and reach out to others, and this teacher showed her students how. Of all the lessons we teach our children, it is the life lessons that remain the most important. It is so nice to hear about the amazing things teachers do.
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