[etni] " God Creates the First Teacher "
- From: Ann Shlapobersky <ashlapo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ETNI <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 06:31:54 +0300
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I got this from a friend and thought it was a good way to begin the
holidays,
Hag Samach,
Ann
On the 6th day, God created men and women.
On the 7th day, he rested.
Not so much to recuperate, but rather to prepare himself for the work he
was going to do on the next day.
For it was on that day - the 8th day - that God created the FIRST TEACHER.
This TEACHER, though taken from among men and women, had several
significant modifications.
In general, God made the TEACHER more durable than other men and women.
The TEACHER was made to arise at a very early hour and to go to bed no
earlier than 11:30 p.m.-with no rest in between. The TEACHER had to be
able to withstand being locked up in an air-tight classroom for six hours
with a room full of antsy students on a rainy Monday. And the TEACHER had
to be fit to correct 103 term papers over Spring break.
Yes, God made the TEACHER tough...but gentle too.
The TEACHER was equipped with soft hands to wipe away the tears of the
neglected and lonely student...of those of the sixteen year old girl who
was not asked to the prom.
And into the TEACHER God poured a generous amount of patience.
Patience when a student asks to repeat the directions the TEACHER has just
repeated for someone else.
Patience when the kids forget their lunch money for the fourth day in a
row.
Patience when one-third of the class fails the test.
Patience when the text books haven't arrived yet, and the semester starts
tomorrow.
And God gave the TEACHER a heart slightly bigger than the average human
heart.
For the TEACHER's heart had to be big enough to love the kid who screams,
"I hate this class; it's boring!" and to love the kid who runs out of the
classroom at the end of the period without so much as a "goodbye", let
alone a "thank you".
And lastly, God gave the TEACHER an abundant supply of HOPE.
For God knew that the TEACHER would always be hoping.
Hoping that the kids would someday learn how to spell...
hoping not to have lunchroom duty...
hoping that Friday would come...
hoping for a free day....
hoping for deliverance.
When God finished creating the TEACHER, he stepped back and admired the
work of his hands.
And God saw that the TEACHER was good.
Very Good!
And God smiled, for when he looked at the TEACHER, he saw into the future.
He knew that the future is in the hands of the TEACHERS.
And because God loves Teachers so much, on the 9th day
God created "Snow Days."
Blessed holidays!
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