Teaching is one of the most important jobs the person can dedicate themselves to. It’s not easy wrangling all those kiddos into listening to your lesson plan.
Of course, all the chaos is worth it when you see their sweet faces get excited about a new subject or discovering a new passion. Without amazing teachers guiding and encouraging us as kids, no one would have a chance to reach for what they really want in life.
Sharee Castlebury, a first grade teacher in Lawton, Oklahoma is definitely one of those teachers who really goes the extra mile for her students. When the school year came to a close, she knew she wanted to do something special to remember each of her precious little scholars.
As she tells her local newspaper: “I fall in love with them and then you have to push them on and I wanted to do something to hold onto that.”
Castlebury’s creative solution: have her students decorate a plain white dress with their amazing artwork!
Her students were more than happy to help design her one-of-a-kind outfit, grabbing colorful markers and pens to craft their special doodles.
Castlebury Proudly donned the fantastic dress on the last day of class and already plans to make it an annual activity, filling her closet with the dresses year after year.
The world needs more teachers like her!