Hayley Juhl: As classes end, an ode to elementary-school teachers

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We enter into partnerships with strangers when our babies are four or five years old. Elementary-school teachers will witness a hundred little joys and heartbreaks we may never even hear about. They will perceive our children in ways we never will.

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It begins with the simplest lessons our kids will carry through the rest of their school career: sharing is caring; how to sit criss-cross-applesauce; you get what you get and you don’t get upset; use your listening ears and inside voice.