I would like to share the experience I had with teachers at WW-P schools district.
1.) On my daughter’s high school graduation day, she received a letter from a neighboring town. Inside the letter was a young kid’s chicken scratch. We just assumed it was some kind of big brother, big sister program trying to get her involved. Halfway through our dinner, my daughter suddenly realized the chicken scratch was hers. It was a project her first grade teacher had organized, asking the kids what they want to do when they grow up. Her first grade teacher waited 12 years to send her “the best graduation gift ever” — those were my daughter’s words.
2.) I was a chaperone on one of my kids’ overnight school outings. There was one kid with a handicap in this group. I watched how attentive her mom was to her every move. It wasn’t until the end of the trip, I realized the “mom” was the Special Ed teacher at the school.
Hats off to all the wonderful teachers at our school district. Ranking has nothing to do with the wonderful work you do day in and day out.
Joseph Sun
Barnard Place, Princeton Junction
Editor’s note: The first grade teacher was Madeline Crass at Maurice Hawk School. She retired in June of 2011.
