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The kids around here went back to school on Monday. The teachers officially started work the middle of last week, but most of them have been preparing their rooms and doing some work from home since August began. Last year, I wrote this post about my annual August gut reaction. This summer, the yearly tummy twist has me thinking about how to encourage the teachers in our town. They are ever and always my heroes!<\/p>\n

Gut Reaction – Recycled<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ever since 1961, when I set foot in Franklin School as a kindergarten, the same its-almost-time-for-school-to-start-pit-in-the-stomach-reaction occurs at summer\u2019s end.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t matter that I graduated from high school in 1974 and college in 1978. It doesn\u2019t matter that I\u2019ve been out of teaching since 2003. It doesn\u2019t matter that my kids\u2019 public school days are a thing of the past. One rustle of the calendar page turning from July to August, one glance at the back-to-school ads in the paper, and my stomach ties up in knots. I can take deep cleansing breathes, engage in positive self-talk, and count my blessings until the cows come home, and my gut still feels queasy.<\/p>\n

I tell myself it\u2019s a conditioned response. You know, my personal version of Pavlov\u2019s dogs. Only instead of salivating at the thought of food, my intestines go all grumbly at the thought of entering a classroom. Why is that? I loved reading and learning as a kid. As an adult, I loved teaching and developing relationships with students.<\/p>\n

I attribute my annual August gut reaction to one thing. Teaching is hard work physically, emotionally, and mentally. It\u2019s harder than any job I ever did. Detassling corn, working in the Hy-Vee Deli, washing dishes and cooking at a nursing home, being a nurse\u2019s aid at the same home. All of those were child\u2019s play compared to teaching. The same can be said of my present career which involves writing books and speaking to large groups of people.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s why. Every day teachers must be organizational whizzes, entertainers, mind readers, communicators, multi-taskers, disciplinarians, record keepers, clock-watchers, counselors, comforters, problem-solvers, and tough guys in the classroom. But that\u2019s only half the job. The other half involves trying to keep up with the legislative requirements that change and grow more demanding every year.<\/p>\n

So say a prayer for teachers this month. Then put your prayers into action by doing something special to. Bake cookies. Send an encouraging email or card. Take them supper. Mow their lawn. Pick a bouquet of flowers. Say thank you.<\/p>\n

This August, do something to untwist their tummies.
\nThey\u2019ll be glad you did.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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