Teachers have been on my heart lately, probably because of the start of a new semester and my talks with Monica about the challenges facing teachers today.

Teachers are trying to manage classrooms where over half of their students are struggling after divorce…They have 30 students with many more parents and homes to manage, tears to wipe, and distractions to address. They spend more time counseling and handling discipline problems and less time teaching academics. It’s hard to teach reading and math to kids who are distracted by what is happening at home.

Blended Love is trying to help — by giving kids the tools to cope with change and teachers the tools to help their students. We’re working on getting our Calm Classrooms curriculum online, so teachers everywhere can take our staff development course. In the meantime, we offer free web-based resources in our Teacher’s Tool Box — to help them manage communication in the new classroom and help their students to cope positively, so the kids can go back to focusing on their studies and their role: being a child.

Teachers have hearts to educate the student, to help children to reach their potential. A friend posted this video on facebook. It immediately made me think of the teachers we work with at Blended Love, teachers who want to help children develop intellectually, socially, and emotionally. These teachers know that the academic work doesn’t come easily when you neglect the other aspects of the child. Watch the video “The Heart of a Teacher” to see for yourself!

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