God Created the First Teacher
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 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 thirty-five "monsters" on a rainy
Monday. And the TEACHER had to be fit to correct 103 term
papers over Easter vacation.
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."
--Author Unknown
Randall Carter, Assistant Principal
Chaffin Junior High School