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An Open Letter To My Future Students

I look forward to learning from you as much as you will hopefully learn from me.

Marissa Humphries
Aug 09, 2017
Ashland University
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An Open Letter To My Future Students

Dear Future Students,

I can't wait to see your smiles each Monday morning and your goodbye waves every Friday afternoon. I can't wait to get to know your strengths and weaknesses. I can't wait to help you read your favorite books and spell your favorite words. Overall, I can't wait to be your teacher.

I will make mistakes, especially at first, but so will all of you. No one is perfect, and in our classroom we will be perfectly imperfect together. We will aim to color inside the lines but embrace it when we failed to do so every now and then. I will try with all of my heart to be patient and encouraging so that you will feel motivated to do your best. I make a promise to you and myself right now that I will set the bar high from day one so that you will realize and reach your fullest potential. I will not require perfection of you, but rather the best that each one of you is capable of.

Everyone is different and no one is stupid, so that word will not be allowed in our classroom. There is no place for that word among all of your uniquely brilliant minds. I don't want any of you to think that you are incapable of learning, because you may learn differently than other people.

I look forward to learning from you as much as you will hopefully learn from me. I hope that you learn letters, number, words and equations. More importantly, I hope that you learn that you are smart, special, and can make an impact on this world even when everything in your life is timing you otherwise. I hope that through the fair, welcoming, and encouraging environment of our classroom you will want to be kind to other people even if they have different beliefs, opinions, and lifestyles than your own. I hope that when summer comes and you leave our classroom to move to another you will not only understand what it's like to be different but will embrace it in yourself and in others.

I can't wait to decorate our classroom and write your names on your desk, but most importantly, I look forward to the day when I have the opportunity to teach and get to know each and every one of you!

See you soon!

Your Future Teacher

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