A proof that being a teacher is a calling not a job! The most inspirational letter from a principal to his students!

How many times you felt disappointed receiving the results of standardized tests? Wouldn't you feel your childlike heartbroken for a bad result and lose your faith in your abilities? Thankfully there are some people out there who do not see their profession strictly as a job...One of them was Rachel Tomlinson, the principal at the Barrowford Primary School in Lancashire, England.
Along with the results of their standardized test, the students received a precious letter from their principal which reminded students of all the things a standardized test doesn’t measure. Read the letter to find out how sensitive a teacher must be as he has to deal with the hope of humanity for the future, children!

Please find enclosed your end of KS2 test results. We are very proud of you as you demonstrated huge amounts of commitment and tried your very best during this tricky week.

However, we are concerned that these tests do not always assess all of what it is that make each of you special and unique. The people who create these tests and score them do not know each of you—the way your teachers do, the way I hope to, and certainly not the way your families do. They do not know that many of you speak two languages. They do not know that you can play a musical instrument or that you can dance or paint a picture. They do not know that your friends count on you to be there for them or that your laughter can brighten the dreariest day. They do not know that your write poetry or songs, play or participate in sports, wonder about the future, or that sometimes you take care of your little brother or sister after school. They do not know that you have travelled to a really neat place or that you know how to tell a great story or that you really love spending time with special family members and friends. They do not know that you can be trustworthy, kind or thoughtful, and that you try, every day, to be your very best… the scores you get will tell you something, but they will not tell you everything.

So enjoy your results and be very proud of these but remember there are many ways of being smart.

What inspirational words...I wish all children being treated like this when they have to face a test result, regardless of it being good or bad! Giving strength and courage one thing is certain, you make better people!

Source: Twistedsifter

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