Dear Parents,
I give you back your child, the same child you confidently entrusted to my
care last fall. 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 spent nine months
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. Thank you for sharing your child with me!
Love, Mrs. Melnick