Though several months have passed since 18 children and six educators were slain in Connecticut, there are almost daily reminders of the tragedy. Without a doubt this incident hit home more deeply and permanently because of the loss of such young lives. One of our administrators shared this letter with us this week via e-mail, and I wanted to spread it further. For one it is incredibly well-written and moving, for another it hits home for me personally.
By Nelba Marquez-Greene
This letter was published in Education Week and was promoted by a local radio station, 95.7.
I want to thank this mother for her recognition of what all school employees can, and often, do. We do have a real power, a real opportunity. In fact, yesterday my husband said something about how he wouldn't mind teaching all day, and I responded with "I wish!" But I didn't mean it as negatively as it may sound. Yesterday I was a businesswoman for at least two hours, and many, many days I spend time feeling like a social worker. Other days I feel like a cat-herder, but there will always be those days.
I also want to thank this mother for her strength and her ability to put her emotions into words. I am in awe of her faith of the school system, especially in terms of her putting her son back into school just a few weeks after his sister's untimely death.
This is the kind of woman who was a mom and a wife before her words were published. Now she is a hero.
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