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I have been a teacher for 15 years, and a majority of my students during that time have been children suffering from poverty, abuse and neglect. I have always suspected that their behavior was a test and that misbehavior was often a way of showing their teachers that they trusted them to care no matter what.

This post card articulated what my children over the years have not been able to say.

I promise to break down as many walls as possible, for the rest of my life.



this was a post I saw on postsecret today that really hit home. I just started student teaching at a school with a 43% poverty rate and kids from some tough situations. Even though some of them might not be the most fun to work with it's good to remember when teaching or just living everyone just wants to be loved, but sometimes trusting can be hard.