This year as teachers came back to begin planning for their classes and their students, we discussed what it meant to be a professional family. Just like your biological family; you have no control of who is in your professional family. You did not get to choose who your parents were or what your brother or sister were like. In a sense they were appointed. As a staff our DMS family is very similar to a rock tumbler. A rock tumbler is a jar that has water and grit and rocks of different shapes and sizes. As the jar spins around the rocks bounce with the grit and the water and knock off the rough edges of the other rocks and before long the rough ugly rocks become smooth shiny gems. Though we don't have much control over who we work with or who comes in the front door, we do have control in how we approach those colleagues, students and parents. We want the exchange we have with each other to be positive and encouraging and as we knock off each other's rough edges, we want to do it in a way that serves and uplifts.
Though we as faculty and staff do not have much choice in who our colleagues are, you as parents do have a choice. You do not have to send your child to DMS, you can home school or go to another school district or a private school. We do not take your choice to send your child to Dade Middle School lightly. We are honored and grateful that you trust us with the well-being of your child and that you see DMS as an educational partner in the raising of your child. We want you and your child's experience at DMS to be positive as we strive to create a one-anothering community. You are your child's first teacher, and your job never ends. Thank you for allowing us to help you in the educational process.
We look forward to a great year.
Though we as faculty and staff do not have much choice in who our colleagues are, you as parents do have a choice. You do not have to send your child to DMS, you can home school or go to another school district or a private school. We do not take your choice to send your child to Dade Middle School lightly. We are honored and grateful that you trust us with the well-being of your child and that you see DMS as an educational partner in the raising of your child. We want you and your child's experience at DMS to be positive as we strive to create a one-anothering community. You are your child's first teacher, and your job never ends. Thank you for allowing us to help you in the educational process.
We look forward to a great year.