Just a few words to get out of my head
Dear future classroom,
Hi, Hello, we haven’t met yet, and I sadly do not know when exactly we will meet in person but I wanted to say a few things before we get formally introduced. First off, Hi! How are you? My name is Amanda, currently I am 26 but that will not be the age that I enter into you. I could be 30 before I get to call you mine, Lord knows I’ve been waiting 3 years and I haven’t had the opportunity to call you my own.
I wanted to write to you in regards of what you can expect from me, and sadly it isn’t a lot of promises. I can’t promise you that the last name that I have will be the one that is shown bright on your door, some crazy fool might want to marry me, BUT I can promise you that my name will remain Amanda. I can’t promise you that your paint will stay nice, and that your floors will not get dirty. I can’t promise that your door might not break, or a light might not go out. I can’t promise that the room wont be loud, and that you wont see tears and struggles. I can’t promise you things will stay perfectly neat and organized, you might get dirty and beat up, I actually cant promise you much of anything, for I cannot predict the future. But even though I can’t promise you a lot, there are some things that I can indeed promise you.
I can promise you, that along side all the curriculum posters, ABC’s and 123s your walls will also be covered with artwork made by students in art class and free time. I can promise you decorations that come and go with the seasons, and most importantly your walls will showcase the students achievements and milestones. I can promise you that the loud noise will be students laughing, asking questions, engaged in deep discussions, and friends catching up on what they did over the weekend. I can promise you that the shouting will come from students because they couldn’t hold it in their heads anymore. I can promise you a classroom with eager to learn students and an even more eager teacher to show them what the entire world as to offer. I can promise you a class that will respect you and love you just like I have grown to love and respect you. I can promise you that even though you will see struggle along with some tears, you will also see students overcoming obstacles and children shooting for the moon and landing among all the stars. I can promise you that you will see a student finally understanding something, and you will never be able to forget that smile he or she has across their face. I can promise you that you will see students who believe that they can do anything if they set their mind to it, and a teacher that will always support them in their endeavors.
I can promise you that you will see a teacher that not only will come in early but also will stay late. I can promise you that you will see a teacher that loves her students, and will do anything to see them achieve any goal. You will see a teacher that yes may yell at times, but also act silly and dance to the beat of her own drum. You will see a teacher that not only teaches a class but also learns from her own students because they will teach me more than I will ever learn.
Classroom, I wish I could write you everything that you will see, but I don’t even know that. I just know that throughout the many years I hope to call you mine, you will see good days, and you will see bad days for life isn’t perfect and rainbows. I promise that no matter what type of day it is, that WE will get through it and that we at the end of the day will be ok…I promise! As the years go by, there will be time for me to move on from teaching but there are just a few things I want you to remember. Remember that you mean the world to me, and I am oh so very thankful that you allowed me to share such a wonderful safe happy space. Know that I will have enjoyed every second of everyday entering and exiting your door. I thank you for all the good times and memories you have given me. I only ask one thing of you, be nice to the new teacher that may enter your room, for he or she is petrified and probably new. Show them the ways, and remember, in time they will show you more than you could ever dream of.
Sincerely,
Your future teacher






