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Teaching before Christmas is like a Peanut Butter and A Mustard Sandwich

*I wrote this last year and choose to repost it in honor of my dear teaching friends! Hang in there, most of you have one week left.*

Teaching and Christmas is like…..

….. putting mustard on a peanut butter sandwich.

It doesn’t mix well.

Year after year the day we came back from Thanksgiving weekend, it began.

Continue reading Teaching before Christmas is like a Peanut Butter and A Mustard Sandwich →

Attention Teachers!!

July 16, 2015encouragement for teachers, homeschooling, Spiritual Encouragement, teachers, Uncategorizedencouragement for teachers, homeschooling mom, new teacher, Parenting, teachers, Teaching, teaching job, teaching your own childT.W. Allgaier

I know what you are thinking.

It is less than a month away in most districts.

It is about that time…….

I will admit that for the 15 years I taught in the public schools, and yes….the 10 years I homeschooled by boys….I dreaded that day like none other. Continue reading Attention Teachers!! →

It is SIMPLE…..Teachers: YOU make a DIFFERENCE!

August 4, 2014Christianity, simple spiritual lessons, Spiritual Encouragement, teachers, Teaching, Truth, Uncategorizedencouragement for teachers, first year teacher, new teacher, serving, special education teacher, spiritual encouragement, Teaching, teaching job, teaching position, unconditional love for childrenT.W. Allgaier

Teachers make an Incredible (not Simple) Difference!

It is here! School is beginning.

I have written previously of the fact that I am not teaching this year. Which, in turn, made me wonder about the impact I made on my students’ lives over the years. I could pretend to be humble and say “I am not sure”, but that would be wrong.

I do know that I made an impact, I have been blessed with letters and notes to prove it. These are often few and far between in the world of special education, so I do cherish them.

AND…. In spite of the struggles you face with the things that are so difficult these days…..be encouraged as you begin another year~

Mr./Mrs. TEACHER……
YOU are making a difference in the life of…..
at the very LEAST…
One child a year…..
multiply that by the number of years you have taught………………
AND I can guarantee you it is more than one a year!! Continue reading It is SIMPLE…..Teachers: YOU make a DIFFERENCE! →