My wife is a teacher. I used to not care about anyone's kids. But over the years the types of stories that I've heard and the times where I've seen her go so far beyond what you would expect, has broken me. It’s extremely common for teachers to reach out to other teachers and families looking for resources for things like glasses so kids can see, or just clean clothes. Yes, some teachers do laundry for kids that are not theirs. Daily. My wife knows the birthdays of every kid in her class and gets them a birthday balloon and I make a little balloon weight that we fill with candy. It’s not a lot but, its something.
We have kids that have shower at school or do laundry because their home life is such a mess and we come up with all kinds of ways to keep that from other kids so they’re not stigmatized.
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u/Sufficient_Run9987 8h ago
We really have to appreciate the teachers back then. Adulthood is not easy.