When You're a Teacher's Kid

Everyone (or at least I assume everyone) knows that I am a teacher's kid. I feel like I talked about it fairly often in high school because it definitely influenced my feelings on education and educators. Here are a few things that I have accepted as normal as a "teacher's kid".

 1. Summer ends on August 1. No matter what day summer was supposed to go until, August 1 was the real "last day of summer" when I was a child. August 1 was the first day of an eight-to-nine day stretch where my mom isolated herself in her classroom before kindergarten orientation and the first day of school. I would spend at least two or three of those days helping her clean out the cubbies and re-organize her books. In reality, I probably slowed her down more than I helped, but I still enjoyed doing it. 
My mom's classroom last year
2. School never really ends. Sure, when we're on vacation or going shopping my mom isn't worrying about school. However, many people assume that teachers get three months of uninterrupted rest before jumping into another school year. This is far from true (at least for my mom). Teachers attend workshops, begin prep for the next school year, and start outlining lesson plans pretty early on in the summer. Teachers put a lot more time into their work during their summer than many people think.
Our kitchen table right now
3. Your parent is home for the summer. Although they may still be doing things for school, your parent is always home in the summer. I never had a nanny or babysitter in the summer which is weird to some people. I am so thankful that my mom is home in the summers because we're able to bond and enjoy our time together before the craziness of the school year takes over.
Us on a walk at 7 am before the St. Louis humidity hit full force
4. They are also home for winter break. My winter breaks have always been pretty awesome because my family is able to spend a lot of time together. This past year, because I wasn't swimming, I really did have my entire winter break to do whatever we wanted. My family and I took many trips to Historic St. Charles, did a Christmas puzzle, and baked a lot of goodies. One of the other great things about being a teacher's kid is that you can do spontaneous things because you know they don't have to go to work. My mom and I decided the day before that we wanted to go see "Wicked" at the Fabulous Fox. We may have been in the last row of the Fox and not been able to see that well but it was still something fun that I will remember forever.
In front of the Fabulous Fox
5. You respect education much more. I know first hand how much hard work and effort teachers put into their jobs. I know not all teachers do, but a majority of teachers are passionate about what they do and care about their students. So many kids in high school were so rude and gave their teachers no respect. If you don't want to better yourself, that's fine, but don't disrespect your teachers or disrupt other students who do want to learn. Education is a gift that many people in other countries do not have. I am as bad as anyone else about complaining about school but we all just need to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. Knowledge is a powerful tool that we need to value more.
My first day of freshman year, and Hunter's first day of sixth grade
Being a teacher's kid has definitely changed my life in many different ways. I am so happy that my mom has a passion for teaching and helping young children in their formative years. While being a teacher is definitely not for me, I know how valuable it is to have teachers do what they love and love what they do.

 Until next time,
Taylor xx
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  1. The Benes FamilyJuly 22, 2016 at 8:52 PM

    Your mom has touch many lives and is an excellent educator. One of my first memories of her was walking in to drop off Kate and seeing her at her desk trying to quickly wipe away tears before any of the kids saw her crying. Later I learned that a little girl's custodial grandfather had passed away. Your mom's heart was broken and to see how much she cared about that child moved me in a very profound way. She's one of the good ones and all three of my kids are blessed to have had her. <3

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    1. thebabyperksJuly 23, 2016 at 7:27 AM

      Awwh that is so sweet! She loves what she does and I am so glad your kids loved her and were able to have her as a teacher! <3


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