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My favourite teacher is leaving
I need help! My favourite teacher is leaving and I have known her since 6th Grade!!(my school is high school and primary school) she used to teach my sister in 3rd grade, but she swapped classes( to my Class) I really like her because I can tell her everything. She is like a sister to me, and she makes me laugh. A few weeks ago she told my class she was leaving to another school, at first I didn't care, but when she said another town I got emotional. It is 7 days left of the year! How can I make her stay? I really need help! Yours sincerely-Chole 12
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Hi Chloe,
I had someone like this in HS, it was the school nurse. She was such a sweet easy to talk to supportive person, that it wasn't just me but 4 other girls that felt the same about her. She was like a having a combo 'best friend" mixed with Mother or Auntie...a person with more maturity and life experience. She wasn't leaving, we were graduating but didn't want to lose contact with her. this was the age before pc's and internet so we traded phone numbers and addresses to keep in touch. I invited her to my wedding and the couple first years of marriage had reunion parties for just our small group which she was happy to attend.
So I do understand. I always did wonder if this adult woman would want to even keep in touch with us, no matter how nice she was or if it would somehow interfere with her life. But there never seemed a problem as we didn't daily or weekly try to keep in touch, more of a couple times a month or so. With social media its so much easier to keep in touch so trading contact on facebook or such helps to stay in contact without constantly being demanding of her attention or personal responses to you, in exactly the same way as you have had in school. Be mindful she still has her own life to live and a new job and town to get situated in. She may not write or chat with you as often as you like. But the fact is, if she is willing to remain in touch and sets the pace of how often she is free to chat, be grateful for that, it could be less, or no contact at all. You will in time be busier also with college, dating, marriage, etc... and not able to give her the same amount of time yourself, no matter how much you want to, it just won't be practical...so keep that in mind dear. The relationship most certainly will evolve and change some but it certainly does not need to end.
It is a possibility this can happen and I don't want you to feel disappointed or depressed if it does happen, is it just a part of what happens in life.
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If it's a career decision on her part then she'll have her reasons for moving and there isn't actually anything you can do to make her stay. Your reply about the email/twitter/facebook idea is excellent. Ask her if you can stay in touch occasionally. Long ago my sister worked for a number of years teaching English as a foreign language in many parts of Europe. She often missed pupils when she left (the contracts are short-term as a rule and she did not want to leave England permanently) and they missed her too. Some kept in touch for many years with letters, phone calls and cards at Christmas etc (It was in what might seem the 'dark-ages' to you....before the worlwide web existed mate!)So ask if she would like to stay in touch?? Point out that you know settling in to the new job will be a busy and perhaps stressful time, so a little chat as and when she has the time is fine. And make sure you thank her for being such a good friend. That should make a great lead-in to bringing up the subject of misisng her and wanting to stay in touch.
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If your teacher has a Facebook, or Twitter, or some type of social media that you have, than that way you can keep in contact. There's also the option of sending letters and packages. Unfourtenly, you can't make her stay, but you can wish her the best of luck! Take a picture with her, and keep it, so that you will always remember her. Hope my advice helped! :)
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