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“This Is Why I Teach”: Teacher Shares The Most Heartwarming Notes Student’s Mom Writes On His Pencils
No matter who or how old you are, every one of us has those days when life just seems to be tougher than usual. And in those difficult moments, an encouraging word from someone who cares about you could be all you need to realize that everything is going to be alright.
Kids are no exception. Going to school, studying and trying to make friends can be much more challenging to deal with than it may sometimes seem to us, adults. The problem is when kids are at school, parents simply aren’t able to be there and support them. That’s why slipping loving encouraging messages inside a child’s school backpack can be a really great way for parents to brighten their little one’s day.
…or you can always borrow an idea from this thoughtful mom. A Facebook user named Amanda Cox, who is also a teacher, has shared a lovely story on her profile that now has more than 600 thousand reacts. Let’s take a look at it!
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Amanda shared a photo showing a bunch of pencils laying on some kind of surface and each of these pencils has sweet affirmation words written on it
Image credits: Amanda Cox
And here’s what she wrote
One day at work, Amanda noticed that she’s running out of pencils, so she asked her students to pull out any pencils that they had in their desks. One boy asked if he could keep the pencils that his mom gave him, and, o course, the teacher said yes. But then he changed his mind and decided to give some of them to his classmates.
When the boy gave some of his pencils to the teacher, she noticed that each of them had something written on them. Amanda realized that it was his mom who took the time to write these things on his pencils.
Here’s what was written on these pencils
All these pencils had all kinds of affirmations written on it, for instance, “you are so talented,” “you can do this,” “proud of you every day,” “you are the best” and so on. The teacher thought it was absolutely brilliant.
“THESE are the things that we should be reminding our kids”
Amanda encourages parents to always look for ways to remind their children how amazing and loved they are. “This probably took his mom a few minutes to do yet it lit up his whole day at school,” she wrote in her post. She believes that not only parents but teachers as well should take time to remind kids about these things.
Here’s what people thought about it
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iblowsheep 4 years ago
If my mother had done this there would be a contradicting message on the other side. such as "you are so talented" and the other side "But you are wasting it" or "you are Perfect" then "but you need a haircut. I didn't raise a Hippy". etc.
Pseudo Puppy 4 years ago
well your mother was charming wasn't she? (to be read with the sarcastic tone it was written with)
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maia martin 4 years ago
what if you sharpened the one that said never give up until it said give up
Bubbs Art 4 years ago
that would be a sad day. :( I once saw a picture of a pencil that said “don’t do drugs” but as you sharpened it, it would read “do drugs”
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Rissie 4 years ago
But the thing is, compliments need some kind of achievement or action to be worthwhile. If you're just doodling away because you're bored during math because you just don't get it and it says "You're amazeballs at math", then it serves no purpose other than being a hollow frase. I'd rather compliment my kids when they show me what they did so they see I take them seriously.
GFSTaylor 4 years ago
That's what I was thinking. Messages like 'I'm proud of you', and 'you are loved' are fine. Knowing you have the love and support of your parents is important. 'You are perfect' and 'you are a math whizz' put pressure on to live up to those things, or else can create expectations that the rest of the world will see them in the same way.
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manon M 4 years ago
You are a good person, always believe in yourself 🤗 (and a french version, because i'm french 😊 : tu es une bonne personne, crois toujours en toi)
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Albert Ambrosia 4 years ago
When my Mom was alive she always put notes in my lunch bag. When she died, I was 13, Pop took over making my lunch and never missed a day without an encouraging note. And I was Mom's nurse giving her morphine shots, bed pan etc. I cooked and cleaned the house, as did my cousin who was with Mom from 7Am to 4Pm when I got back from school. I took over making Pop's lunch and yep there would be a note in his bag too from me. This continued until I went off to college. Pop lived with me when I started working and loved him so but he was such a lousy cook, even my saints who adored him would not eat his cooking. Parents like this Mom, makes these small thoughtful gestures that maybe a kid may say oh please mom, but she does it out of love and her way of keeping in touch with your child. BRAVO MOM's and DAD's who take the time to reinforce what is positive in life. Perhaps if more parents, did this we would not have marxist organizations like blm, antifa, cair etc harming America right now.
Ashley Conover 4 years ago
It reminds me of my mother. When I was in grade school she would take food coloring and put smiley faces on the bread of my sandwich. There was always a note in My Lunchbox from fifth grade all the way through my senior year if I took lunch to school.
Anna Salerno 4 years ago
Oh how I wish my mother would have done this for me then I would have done it in turn for my own children. Instead I got from her, “ You should be ashamed of yourself.” So, I was, I walked in shame for many years before I believed I was just OK. Kudos to this awesome mother.
SaraFromHell 4 years ago
Yeah except it's also a great way to cheat on multiple choice questions. That how I passed geography.
Billy The Kid 4 years ago
sniff sniff... im billy the kid....sniff.. i dont cry :(
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Mary Ellen Rhile 4 years ago
As a retired teacher, I always told parents you are really the best teacher your child has. Cannot over stress the example parents are in the lives of their kids.
Will Baker 3 years ago
Nice message! Times have changed though, and im glad they have. If my mom did this when i was a kid it would translate to some ‘beatings.’ It seems like kids are more accepting these days which is a good thing and you have to celebrate this.
Sophie Babbitt 4 years ago
Lol sharpen that last one enough and the pencil is suddenly IMPORTANT
supersally1234 4 years ago
i love cats they are so loyal to their owners and love to live in luxury
Bill Newsome 4 years ago
What would be really funny is Bored Panda covering all of Biden's latest comments. But you don't want to look like a "lying dog-faced pony soldier."
Jos Tiguidou 4 years ago (edited)
Someone probably mentioned this before but...ok it's cool to make your kid feel special sometimes. But...this to me is something that will likely blow up in that kid's face eventually. When you're constantly being told you're like the best thing ever without ever actually doing anything to earn that....truth is...you're probably not. And kids who've been told their whole lives they are special only to find out that they absolutely aren't in any way shape or form...that s**t is devastating. Kids like that don't handle rejection or failure very well. I could be wrong though.
Parmeisan 4 years ago
Nobody said that. I assume he took them once, at the start of the year, and kept them in his desk. That's how things worked where I am when I was in elementary school, anyway. And of course there are probably a bunch of sharpened/used ones sitting around too.
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iblowsheep 4 years ago
If my mother had done this there would be a contradicting message on the other side. such as "you are so talented" and the other side "But you are wasting it" or "you are Perfect" then "but you need a haircut. I didn't raise a Hippy". etc.
Pseudo Puppy 4 years ago
well your mother was charming wasn't she? (to be read with the sarcastic tone it was written with)
Load More Replies... maia martin 4 years ago
what if you sharpened the one that said never give up until it said give up
Bubbs Art 4 years ago
that would be a sad day. :( I once saw a picture of a pencil that said “don’t do drugs” but as you sharpened it, it would read “do drugs”
Load More Replies... Rissie 4 years ago
But the thing is, compliments need some kind of achievement or action to be worthwhile. If you're just doodling away because you're bored during math because you just don't get it and it says "You're amazeballs at math", then it serves no purpose other than being a hollow frase. I'd rather compliment my kids when they show me what they did so they see I take them seriously.
GFSTaylor 4 years ago
That's what I was thinking. Messages like 'I'm proud of you', and 'you are loved' are fine. Knowing you have the love and support of your parents is important. 'You are perfect' and 'you are a math whizz' put pressure on to live up to those things, or else can create expectations that the rest of the world will see them in the same way.
Load More Replies... manon M 4 years ago
You are a good person, always believe in yourself 🤗 (and a french version, because i'm french 😊 : tu es une bonne personne, crois toujours en toi)
Load More Replies... Albert Ambrosia 4 years ago
When my Mom was alive she always put notes in my lunch bag. When she died, I was 13, Pop took over making my lunch and never missed a day without an encouraging note. And I was Mom's nurse giving her morphine shots, bed pan etc. I cooked and cleaned the house, as did my cousin who was with Mom from 7Am to 4Pm when I got back from school. I took over making Pop's lunch and yep there would be a note in his bag too from me. This continued until I went off to college. Pop lived with me when I started working and loved him so but he was such a lousy cook, even my saints who adored him would not eat his cooking. Parents like this Mom, makes these small thoughtful gestures that maybe a kid may say oh please mom, but she does it out of love and her way of keeping in touch with your child. BRAVO MOM's and DAD's who take the time to reinforce what is positive in life. Perhaps if more parents, did this we would not have marxist organizations like blm, antifa, cair etc harming America right now.
Ashley Conover 4 years ago
It reminds me of my mother. When I was in grade school she would take food coloring and put smiley faces on the bread of my sandwich. There was always a note in My Lunchbox from fifth grade all the way through my senior year if I took lunch to school.
Anna Salerno 4 years ago
Oh how I wish my mother would have done this for me then I would have done it in turn for my own children. Instead I got from her, “ You should be ashamed of yourself.” So, I was, I walked in shame for many years before I believed I was just OK. Kudos to this awesome mother.
SaraFromHell 4 years ago
Yeah except it's also a great way to cheat on multiple choice questions. That how I passed geography.
Billy The Kid 4 years ago
sniff sniff... im billy the kid....sniff.. i dont cry :(
Load More Replies... Mary Ellen Rhile 4 years ago
As a retired teacher, I always told parents you are really the best teacher your child has. Cannot over stress the example parents are in the lives of their kids.
Will Baker 3 years ago
Nice message! Times have changed though, and im glad they have. If my mom did this when i was a kid it would translate to some ‘beatings.’ It seems like kids are more accepting these days which is a good thing and you have to celebrate this.
Sophie Babbitt 4 years ago
Lol sharpen that last one enough and the pencil is suddenly IMPORTANT
supersally1234 4 years ago
i love cats they are so loyal to their owners and love to live in luxury
Bill Newsome 4 years ago
What would be really funny is Bored Panda covering all of Biden's latest comments. But you don't want to look like a "lying dog-faced pony soldier."
Jos Tiguidou 4 years ago (edited)
Someone probably mentioned this before but...ok it's cool to make your kid feel special sometimes. But...this to me is something that will likely blow up in that kid's face eventually. When you're constantly being told you're like the best thing ever without ever actually doing anything to earn that....truth is...you're probably not. And kids who've been told their whole lives they are special only to find out that they absolutely aren't in any way shape or form...that s**t is devastating. Kids like that don't handle rejection or failure very well. I could be wrong though.
Parmeisan 4 years ago
Nobody said that. I assume he took them once, at the start of the year, and kept them in his desk. That's how things worked where I am when I was in elementary school, anyway. And of course there are probably a bunch of sharpened/used ones sitting around too.
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