Here's how some school workers answered.
"Pray for unity in your child's school. If everyone was of one mind working together, imagine what we could accomplish in the lives of our students."
Sherry Jenkins, Custodian
"Pray for your child's teacher to have energy to keep things interesting and be able to find balance. That it won't all be about academics, but [that] teachers will find the time to have a relationship with each student."
Liz Haindel, High School Teacher (20 years)
"Pray for strength to leave my own aches and pains at home so I can give my best to my class and for my students to have teachable spirits."
Pat Wood, First-Grade Teacher (25 years)
"Pray for your child's bus driver to have concentration as she drives. We deal with a lot of things at once—traffic jams, mechanical failures, inconsiderate drivers, weather conditions, and rowdy kids. If the kids have a bad day at school, they bring it on the bus with them. Pray for us to have patience on the bad days."
Carol Loyd, Bus Driver
"Pray that teachers can love the unlovable child. That we can see in each child the unique value God has placed there and help him see it, too. That we can discipline them fairly and in love. That they'd know we have their best interest at heart. Pray that God will give teachers creative ideas that will engage the students."
Melissa Patrick, Second-Grade Teacher
"Parents can pray that the kids will feel secure and loved at school. Pray that teachers can see each child as an individual, and that the kids will see Christ's love reflected in us."
Maureen Gaddy, Preschool Director
"Please pray that we'll never stop seeking God's guidance, that even at Christian schools we won't take for granted that, just because we're Christians, we'll always know what to do. You can pray that, at the end of the day, we'll have something left to give to our own family, that we can balance our time well between school and home."
Maggie Miller, Elementary School Assistant Principal
"Pray that God will place kids in my class who need to be here—kids I need to minister to. Pray that I can find opportunities to share parts of the Bible within my public school history lessons. Many of my students live in bad situations, making them doubt the existence of a loving God; boys and girls who buy into the lies about sex and drugs for acceptance and to be cool. Pray that I'll be able to minister to them and break that cycle in their lives."
Gini Foreman, Junior High Teacher
"You know the old saying, 'If Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.' The same goes for your child's teacher. Pray for him or her to have good health and wake up feeling the strength to meet the special demands of the students. If they're having a good day, your child probably will, too."
Paula Powell, High School Vocational Trainer
"I'd ask my parents to pray for harmony in the classroom, that the kids can get along and encourage each other, not tear each other down. We teachers can use some prayers to deal with the politics that come with teaching. Pray that we can offer the kids what we have to give them without getting bogged down in bureaucracy."
Nick Mitchel, High School English Teacher
"I'd ask them to pray for a peaceful atmosphere in the classroom and a calm spirit in me. Our kids come from different backgrounds and are going through different things at home. Pray for us to be sensitive to that."
Maria Toussaint, Preschool Teacher
"Pray that every adult on your child's school campus—from principal to janitor to the man who cuts the grass—has the best interest of the students at heart. Pray that we are able to see every child as having the potential to become an outstanding, contributing member of his community and treat them accordingly."
Cindy Clark, High School Special Education Teacher
If you're committed to praying for the workers at your child's school, why not take a minute to jot a note to tell them so? While you're at it, ask them to tell you what they would like you to pray for.
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