First Class Lives #3: The Primary School Teacher

I have to admire those people in the service professions...Nurses, Policeman, Ambo's and teachers.

All professionals - they are often paid less than 60% of the salary of a competent professional employee - yet in this world of upside down values they contribute much, much more.

She is unlikely to ever read this - but my son's year one primary teacher is one of the competent, positive influential people you could ever meet. With her preparation, deportment, people skills and professionalism she would not be out of place in the Board room of a large corporate...yet she invests her time and talents looking after a portfolio of resources that is effectively worth $tens-of-millions for little reward.

Due to her positive, edifying and gracious teaching style we have seen our son grow in so many ways this year- and of course we are so thankful for this. Thanks "Mrs D".

I am sure that these people who choose these careers - and put their heart and soul into it - and see it as a vocation and not a job are essentailly laying up "treasures in heaven"...someday soon "the last shall be first!".