This lovely Teacher Teddy Bear gets an A+. She comes with what
you see, Teacher Teddy Bear, country teacher outfit, black
boots, teddy bear stand, "Beary Best Teacher" shoulder bag,
weekly planner, wooden school desk, books, and 2 teacher themed plaques, and
"World's Greatest Teacher Gift/ID Card shown below. She stands
about a foot tall.
Wooden desk opens up. A
photo can be placed inside desk so it shows through the desk
top.
2 cute wooden
teaching hanging plaques.
Included is a small round
decoration with books, school bell, and apple.
Country School Teacher
$119.95
Your Choice of a Free Gift Message Card.
Actual card is approx. 4" X 4"
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not be sent. Some people ordering these are ordering for
themselves, so a gift card is not needed.
What's the
difference between an average teacher and a really good teacher?
To find out just read the story below.
Teddy's Story
ONE OF THE BEST STORIES I'VE EVER HEARD!
Fifth Grade Teacher As she stood in front
of her 5th grade class on the very first day of
school, she told the children an untruth. Like most
teachers, she looked at her students and said that
she loved them all the same. However, that was
impossible, because there in the front row, slumped
in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard.
Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and
noticed that he did not play well with the other
children, that his clothes were messy and that he
constantly needed a bath.. In addition, Teddy could
be unpleasant. It got to the point where Mrs.
Thompson would actually take delight in marking his
papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and
then putting a big 'F' at the top of his papers. At the school where
Mrs. Thompson taught, she was required to review
each child's past records and she put Teddy's off
until last. However, when she reviewed his file, she
was in for a surprise.
Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is a
bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work
neatly and has good manners...he is a joy to be
around.
His second grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is an
excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but
he is troubled because his mother has a terminal
illness and life at home must be a struggle.' His third grade
teacher wrote, 'His mother's death has been hard on
him. He tries to do his best, but his father doesn't
show much interest, and his home life will soon
affect him if some steps aren't taken.'
Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote, 'Teddy is
withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school.
He doesn't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps
in class.' By now, Mrs. Thompson
realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself.
She felt even worse when her students brought her
Christmas presents, wrapped in beautiful ribbons and
bright paper, except for Teddy's. His present was
clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper that he
got from a grocery bag. Mrs. Thompson took pains to
open it in the middle of the other presents. Some of
the children started to laugh when she found a
rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing,
and a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume.
But she stifled the children's laughter when she
exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it
on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist.
Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just
long enough to say, 'Mrs. Thompson, today you
smelled just like my Mom used to.' After the children
left, she cried for at least an hour. On that very
day, she quit teaching reading, writing and
arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach children.
Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. As
she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive.
The more she encouraged him, the faster he
responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become
one of the smartest children in the class and,
despite her lie that she would love all the children
the same, Teddy became one of her 'teacher's pets..'
A year later, she found a note under her door, from
Teddy, telling her that she was the best teacher he
ever had in his whole life.
Six years went by before she got another note from
Teddy. He then wrote that he had finished high
school, third in his class, and she was still the
best teacher he ever had in life.
Four years after that, she got another letter,
saying that while things had been tough at times,
he'd stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would
soon graduate from college with the highest of
honors. He assured Mrs. Thompson that she was still
the best and favorite teacher he had ever had in his
whole life. Then four more years
passed and yet another letter came. This time he
explained that after he got his bachelor's degree,
he decided to go a little further. The letter
explained that she was still the best and favorite
teacher he ever had. But now his name was a little
longer. The letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard,
MD.
The story does not end there. You see, there was yet
another letter that spring. Teddy said he had met
this girl and was going to be married.. He explained
that his father had died a couple of years ago and
he was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit
at the wedding in the place that was usually
reserved for the mother of the groom. Of course,
Mrs. Thompson did. And guess what? She wore that
bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing.
Moreover, she made sure she was wearing the perfume
that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their
last Christmas together. They hugged each
other, and Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson's
ear, 'Thank you Mrs. Thompson for believing in me.
Thank you so much for making me feel important and
showing me that I could make a difference.' Mrs. Thompson, with
tears in her eyes, whispered back. She said, 'Teddy,
you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught
me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how
to teach until I met you.'
(For you that don't know, Teddy Stoddard is the Dr
at Iowa Methodist in Des Moines that has the
Stoddard Cancer Wing) Random acts of kindness, I think they call
it!
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