I Am A Star Polisher!

I am so thankful to have spent my life molding children in my classroom. It seems that with the current budgets the heart and motives of teachers are being questioned. Most of us are in the classroom each and everyday for only one reason. We want to impact children through their education of curriculum but more importantly through teaching them to be awesome human beings.


Our principal gave each of us a tiny brass star with a poem for Christmas. It shows the real value of educators to each and every one of our stars.

The Star Polisher by: Leah Becks*

*I have a great job in the universe of occupations. What do I do? I am a star polisher. It's a very important job. If you want to know how important, just go out at night and look at the stars twinkling and sparkling. 
*You see I am a teacher. The stars are the children in my class. My job is to take them~~whatever shape they come~~and shine and buff them and then send them out to take their places as bright, twinkling beacons in the sky.
* They come into my room in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes they're bent, tarnished, dirty, crinkly, or broken. Some stars are cuddly and soft. Some are prickly and thorny.
* As I buff and polish, I train and teach my little stars; I tell them they can do anything they set their minds to do. I tell them they can be the brightest, shiniest stars in the sky, and the world will be a better place because of them. 
*Each night as I look at the sky I'm reminded of my very important job and awesome responsibility. Then I get my soft buffing cloth and my bottle of polish in preparation for tomorrow~~for my class of little stars.


I love this image! Teachers don't make as much money as most professionals. Some say we are spoiled with summers off. However, no one should doubt the impact we have on our kiddos as we guide them, encourage them, and mold them into people who can and will change the universe. For most of us it is not about the paycheck or the summers off. It is about our little stars and our prayer that each will shine as brightly as God knows they are capable.

One speaker said it best, "A plumber does not plumb so feces flows smoothly through pipes. He is a plumber to make a great living. When you ask a teacher why she teaches, money will never be her first reason. It is all about our kids, your kids, and their futures.

In Him,
Joyfully polishing my stars
3-16-11

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