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We Miss You Too!
First grade teacher Greenie recently shared this poem, which helped put the feelings so many Parker employees are experiencing right now into words.
Did You Think…
Did you think you had it in you?
Did you think that you’d get through?
All the stories you were hearing
That a crazy virus could do
Did you think that you’d get through?
All the stories you were hearing
That a crazy virus could do
Did you think you’d miss your room or just
walking through the halls?
Did you think a break from school could make you feel
closed in by walls?
walking through the halls?
Did you think a break from school could make you feel
closed in by walls?
Did you think a few necessities like TP and hand soap?
Would find you grabbing all you could
to ensure that you could cope
Would find you grabbing all you could
to ensure that you could cope
Defining terms like shelter in place and social distance too
Different connections with friends and students would be something you’d have to do
Different connections with friends and students would be something you’d have to do
Did you find yourself reflecting on the strength you had inside?
Did you feel the heart and soul of others that made you
swell with pride?
Did you feel the heart and soul of others that made you
swell with pride?
Did you think you had it in you?
Did you think that you’d get through?
Just look at all the strength you showed
And modeled for others too
Did you think that you’d get through?
Just look at all the strength you showed
And modeled for others too
We sometimes need a crisis, a challenge that will prove
We are more than we believe to be
If we just let it shine through
We are more than we believe to be
If we just let it shine through
~Verona~
Francis W. Parker School educates students to think and act with empathy, courage and clarity as responsible citizens and leaders in a diverse democratic society and global community.