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