Colorado Teacher Shares Heartbreaking Notes From Third Graders

[mia]

Last edited Thu Apr 16, 2015, 11:04 PM - Edit history (3)

Kyle Schwartz teaches third grade at Doull Elementary in Denver.

Although she says her students are a pleasure to look after, the educator of three years adds that many of them come from underprivileged homes.

"Ninety-two percent of our students qualify for free and reduced lunch," Schwartz tells ABC News. "As a new teacher, I struggled to understand the reality of my students' lives and how to best support them. I just felt like there was something I didn't know about my students."






In a bid to build trust between her and her students, Schwartz thought up a lesson plan called "I Wish My Teacher Knew."

http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/colorado-teacher-shares-heartbreaking-notes-graders/story?id=30368103

[mia]

2. Wish you well, Hetero erectus.

Thanks for responding to my post.

[GP6971]

4. Do you like

thin crust, regular crust or deep dish pizza?

[GP6971]

6. Bye

[mia]

7. Third graders have a lot to say.

Thanks for your thoughts.

[951-Riverside]

8. Did she get parental consent to publish her student's notes?

[Nevernose]

9. Without a personally identifiable feature

There's no need.

[dballance]

12. So nice of you to go all Republican lawyer. /nt

[Nevernose]

10. I've got literally hundreds of these saved on my school network drive

Ones that, while originally handwritten, I typed up. Many of them would make you weep out loud.

Dear readers of this post: you know all of the pain and tears and complexities of life that you deal with every day? So do many of the children of the world. They just don't have the tools to properly deal with them, and some kids have problems that no one has the tools to deal with.

[Fumesucker]

11. Some of us grew up with those problems you speak of, it's nothing new

Thank you for what you do...

[mia]

13. Thank you for your post.

I could not have said it so well.

[KittyWampus]

14. is there a link? Thanks

[Contrary1]

15. Here's one:

http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/colorado-teacher-shares-heartbreaking-notes-graders/story?id=30368103

[mia]

16. Thanks for providing the link.

The other third grade wishes are worth reading.

[marble falls]

17. Most heartbreaking thing I've seen recently. The friend one, expecially.