Ode to a 5th Grade Teacher
I just came from my son's 5th grade graduation...truly a proud moment for his mother and I. Anyhow, while I was there I talked to his teacher, who by the way read my post from this morning. To my surprise she informed me that she asked all the kids if they put sun screen on, and Conner did not respond (he conveniently left that part out last night). She informed me that she can't give sun screen out but they could call home to get permission to use someone else's (also something Conner failed to mention).
Anyhow, I want to publicly apologize to Conner's teacher, who in mine and Tracy's opinion is probably the best teacher he has ever had. We both know that our son is a kid with a very vibrant personality, and it takes a special teacher to handle said personality, and Mrs. Tomlin certainly has done a wonderful job. So... many kudos to you Mrs. Tomlin.
It's important to me that she and everyone else knows that my comments were not directed towards her or even Willis Elementary school, but to the overall system in general. The schools and teachers are only doing the job that is expected of them and for that we are all grateful.
