We had our annual fall carnival this last Friday. I usually grill up about 300-400 hot dogs that generate about that same amount of money for our field trips for the year. I usually do most of the work myself with a few volunteers helping out here and there. This year I have some great parents who really stepped up and made the whole thing really great and really smooth. Most of the time all I had to do was stand around and hold the sign and take tickets. Huge success. I was reminded of the power of a positive relationship with the parents. When there is team work on an event like this, there is often team work with everything else that happens in the year.
The real power in teaching is in the relationships that are built... both with the students and with the parents. Impact is not only in the lessons that are given, but in the lives that are touched and the values that are communicated.
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