Many a novice gardener underestimates how much actual work is involved in planting a productive garden. Besides deciding what you want to plant, you also have to determine where you will be planting--since the light requirements for plants are not all the same. And then comes the day you put all the seeds into the ground, water them in, and wait for the leaves to push their way through the soil and begin to grow. When sprouting begins the joy is literally palpable and anticipation of the harvest starts to build. Still, it will be many more days and weeks before there will be anything mature enough to pick and carry inside.
Teachers are themselves a kind of gardener, since they too know that growth takes place at its own pace. Some students grow like a cucumber, grabbing on to everything and holding it tightly; some of them grow like a sunflower and need a lot of light to follow; and some grow slowly like a pumpkin, absorbing everything until the perfect moment of ripeness. And just like seasoned gardeners understand that you plant the seeds, nurture the young plants, fertilize when needed, and harvest when ready, professional educators know to sow ideas into young minds and wait for them to grow. The joy that a gardener feels is wonderful, but it is nothing compared to the joy a teacher feels when those ideas finally bloom in the classroom.
Forney Education Foundation also understands how rewarding and uplifting those moments can be for the students in Forney ISD--that’s why we fund teacher-requested grants that add to the classroom activities and the students’ growth. The opportunity to participate in Adopt-a-Grant is on the horizon! Please go to www.forneyisdfoundation.org and see how easy it is to be a gardener for the students in Forney ISD.
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