I think I've made it pretty obvious: I.LOVE.my.job.
I have a dear friend who works with our special needs students at my school. She has the patience of, well, all teachers combined, I think. She spends her day with various learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and mental illnesses.
And they are all boys.
Since she is the mom to four boys, she handles them beautifully, but she needs to get them out--out of her classroom, out into the world.
You see, on a recent field trip, she noticed that once they were out of their tiny box of a classroom (and it is tiny), they smiled. They laughed. It was like they broke free of their labels and disorders and illnesses, and for a few hours they were carefree regular kids. (You can read her blog about the field trip here.)
But my dear friend, she funded this field trip on her own. Our district's levy failed; there is absolutely no money to get them back out.
She and her Crafty Cathy assistant came up with a plan: Flowers for Field Trips handmade by the Boys of Room 107. (You can read about her plan here.)
Tonight I'm giving away five of these flowers--they are adorable little things to pin on a scarf, a sweater, a jacket, a purse (very etsy...and I love etsy!). And every last dime goes toward helping these kids feel like...kids.
All you have to do is comment with a well-wish for the Boys of Room 107 and their tremendous teacher.
And if you just want to support the cause, or you'd like to purchase a flower yourself (they are $3), you can contact this tremendous teacher at cecehester@gmail.com.
I was crazy impressed with your lululemon love submissions! Like Laura, I wear my Wunder Unders constantly in the winter. Like Jenna, I've donated all of my other running shorts (except the only pair that doesn't make me currently have to pee when I run, which means they are an enormous old pair). And like many of you, about a year ago I had no idea what I was missing out on either!
The winner of the lululemon gift card (as selected by randomizer.org) is...Krystin Macaluso! (Message me your address, girl!)
What a great idea!! I say the more field trips for the BOYS of Room 107 the better! This post has a special place in my heart since I also work with kids with what I call exceptionalities :-) Yay for teachers who are thinking outside the box!
ReplyDeleteThanks for truly loving the Boys of 107!!!
ReplyDeleteawesome stories - thanks for sharing! love, love this! (so long as it isn't a hint that you're carrying triplets in that tiny belly of yours!!)
ReplyDeleteBrilliant idea! I hope the boys have many more fieldtrips! This post brought me to tears and made me realize that maybe I can find a little more patience somewhere. I so needed this wonderful story after the horrible day I had!
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