Sunday's Letter "Your Daughters"

Dear students,

This letter is for your parents. So let me start again.

Dear parents,

I know you love your kids more than anything else. We all pretend to know our kids the best ,but let me tell you a secret : We don't!

We see your daughters for almost half of our day,,, we lecture them ,yell , scold, laugh, play, scream , eat, hug and sometimes cry with them.

Teaching is half of what actually happens between the walls of our school, and what we see is amazing. Most of it is literally sharing our lives with them. So let me introduce you to your daughters ,,,your daughters that make US teachers,,, we owe them the honor of the title ,,,,we owe them the pleasure of putting some wisdom in their heads,, they are the reason we believe in youth because of the determination they have, they are the reason we have faith in what's left of our pride because their heads are up high.

Your daughters know what they want and they are in seek of it no matter how hard it is for you to steer their attention, they just know where they are heading ,,even if the road seemed tough for them and the view was blurry , they know the right way so don't worry!

Your daughters know it's wrong to lie, they know a bad attitude takes them nowhere ,,they know they should pray and they should study hard, they know when to apologize and how to take risks.

They know life is hard and they know being a student is the ugliest yet most rewarding  job ever,,, they know how to cope with pressure and how to adapt.

They are the best friends, they are loyal, loving, considerate, reliable and trustworthy more than our grown up friends.

They solve their problems in the simplest ways, they know how to have fun and they constantly smile no matter what ,,,don't we miss that spontaneity in our fake adult  world?!

In their eyes you almost see their dreams, what they want to be and how precious hope is to them ,,,God is the solid foundation of their hearts. They talk to God more than you know ,,,they have Palestine carved inside ,,,and they love poetry.

They don't quit easily and they ask a lot of questions about life and what will happen ,,,most of which we have no answers for ,,just because they are too smart and out witted our age. You might not be their best friends now but they know deep down inside that you are the rock that anchors them down safely in the wild world around them ,,,they know they can turn to you no matter what.

Your daughters are doing a great job just being who they are,,, accept the fact that we can't own their thoughts and beliefs ,,they need the time and trust to shape their own lives.

Give them a break ,,,they will turn out to be perfect young ladies , I promise.

                                                       T.Binoz

Sunday

24.Nov.2013