You Know We're Rooting For You, Right?

You do know your teachers are rooting for you, right?

It's true. 

We root for you every day. We are pulling for you in so many ways.

We’re excited when you show us how much you’ve learned.

That’s why your teachers work with you before classes, during lunch/recess, and after school. That’s why we answer emails at 10pm on a Sunday night. It’s why we spend hours of our own time trying to create really interesting lessons that you’ll actually enjoy. 

That’s why we are thinking of you even when we’re not at school. Yeah, we do that a LOT.

Sometimes you need acknowledgment - even something as simple as a smiley face on a piece of homework, or a fun sticker. Sometimes you need encouragement. Sometimes you need to be pushed, so we answer your question with another question to get you to think. Sometimes you can’t sit with your best friend - because neither of you will get your work done. Sometimes you need us to be firm and just say “no.”

One of our goals is to get you ready for what’s next - eighth grade or high school. That’s not on the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks (The very long set of documents that list of all the things we need to teach you and when to teach it to you), but it’s what we do. We try to help you develop good habits that will make the next years easier, like doing your homework, turning in your work on time, and being well organized.

But, trust me on this, every one of your teachers is one of your biggest fans. We are pulling for you every day. We’re here for you and we’ll help you. 

We all want you all to succeed, every single day.