why i do, what i do.

sometimes it´s hard to remember that you are doing a good job. especially when you get parents asking you to email them everyday, telling you that you should spend more time with their kid, that you should be helping them more on your own time.

it can be frustrating, when you have 100 kids and parents that don't send you emails themselves but expect YOU to contact them every day.

but i got this email yesterday morning and teared up before 8am.

Hola Erin, muchas gracias por tu respuesta, tu siempre tan comprometida con estos muchachos, muchas gracias.

Tu nota es muy importante para nosotros, porque sabemos que E no está pasando por un buen momento, es muy duro saber que se puede perder el año por un descuido ó por algún problema ó simplemente porque le vaya mal en un trabajo ó un examen y esto lo tiene un poco ansioso y nerviosos y a su vez esto lo hace distraerse un poco más, la verdad le toca esforzarse mucho más de lo normal y esto lo pone muy ansioso, pero le toca hacerlo.

Muchas gracias por darle tantas oportunidades para que él pueda hacer mejor las cosas, él lo valora mucho y nosotros también, es por todas estas cosas que tú has hecho por él que estima y quiere tanto. No dudes contarnos cualquier cosa que observes en E, que son muy valiosas en estos últimos días del año, casi que pueden marcar la diferencia entre ganar y perder el año.

En este día del profesor quiero felicitarte, desearte que lo pases muy feliz y agradecerte lo buena que has sido con nuestro hijo E, tanto él como nosotros valoramos mucho tu labor como profesora , te agradecemos todas las cosas que le has enseñado y el buen ejemplo que le has dado para el manejo de situaciones, yo sé que E te quiere mucho y nunca te va a olvidar porque has sido una profesora que ha dejado huella en su corazón

Nuevamente muchas gracias, nunca vamos a olvidar lo que has hecho por nuestro hijo.

anyway. this mum is great. and sometimes it is so nice to hear those words, since you don't get them that often.

so i wanted to share this happy moment with you.

translaesh:

Hi Erin, Thanks so much for your response, always so committed with these kids, Thank you very much.

Your note is very important for us, because we know that E is going through a tough moment right now, and it's hard to realize that he could fail the year for any small problem, or simply because he does badly on an assignment or test. This has him a little bit anxious and nervous and in turn makes him a bit distracted, truly he has to put in much more effort than normal and this makes him anxious, but he has got to do it.

Thank you so much for giving him many opportunities for improving his work, he values it a lot and we do as well, and it's because of the things you've done for him that he esteems and likes you so much. Don't doubt in communicating anything you observe in E, the information is very valuable for us during these last few days, almost that it could make the difference between him failing and passing the year.

I would like to congratulate you and wish you well, and thank you for being so great with our son E. He values just as much as we do your work as a teacher, thank you for everything you have taught him and the good example you have given him in managing situations, I know that E loves you very much and that he will never forget you because you have been a teacher that has left a mark in his heart.

Again many thanks, we will never forget everything you have done for our son.

okay, it sounds way nicer in spanish, but you get the point.