May 2009
Dear Parents,
I give you back your child, the same child you confidently entrusted
to my care many months ago. I give him back pounds heavier, inches taller,
months wiser, more responsible, and more mature then he was then.
Although he would have attained his growth in spite of me, it has
been my pleasure and privilege to watch his personality unfold day
by day and marvel at this splendid miracle of development.
I give him back reluctantly, for having so much time together
in the narrow confines of a crowded classroom, we have grown close,
have become a part of each other, and we shall always retain a little of
each other. Ten years from now if we met on the street, your child and I,
a light will shine to our eyes, a smile to our lips, and we shall feel the bond
of understanding once more, this bond we feel today.
We have lived, loved, laughed, played, studied, learned, and enriched our
lives together this year. I wish it could go on indefinitely, but give him back I must.
Take care of him, for he is precious.
Remember that I shall always be interested in your child and his destiny,
wherever he goes, whatever he does, whoever he becomes.
His joys and sorrows I’ll be happy to share.
I shall always be his friend.
With Love,
Mrs. Melnick