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as they watch the growth and change their influence has made. Sometimes though, they may not. There is a certain Chinese bamboo tree that once planted, seemingly does not grow. Initial growth takes place deep below the surface for many years. Before the first signs of life can be seen the tree has grown a strong root system that will sustain it as it begins to grow above ground. Within a year it sprouts from the earth and grows to be one of the strongest and tallest of the bamboo trees. There is no way to know which student will be like that bamboo tree. Just because you can't see growth, doesn't mean it is not taking place.

As a parent, I entrust the most precious and valuable things in my life to teachers. I trust they will provide the care and nurture that is required in my absence. I will do my part to teach them to respect and honor their teachers as someone of great importance in their lives. I value their teachers, they are role models and they are partnered with me in shaping the future my children will have. I only ask they value my child and all the children in their charge. While teachers mold the future for their students, they are molding their own as well.

"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." Henry Adams

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