A Hundred Roses Filled My Porch While I Was Gone—Then I Read the Note That Shattered Everything I Thought I Knew

children, and entire families. “Thank you for helping Ethan believe in himself,” one card said. “School is better when you’re there,” read another. One glitter-covered note decorated with stickers and written in a child’s messy handwriting made us laugh through our tears: “Dear Mrs. Jane, please don’t quit because you make math less scary and because continue reading …