Teacher makes a difference

To the editor:

Their reward is a piece of candy for completed homework.

She shared brownies on her birthday with her students.

She knows how to let them be kids, but you can see the love and respect in her students' eyes when she is around. I have witnessed her dashing outside with forgotten lunchboxes.

She has always made time for me if I had any questions. She makes sure that the children who have summer birthdays get to celebrate during the school year.

Her name is Kathy Bishop, and she is a second-grade teacher at Alma Schrader. My son, Steven, has learned a lot this year, and we appreciate her very much.GAIL MEYER

Cape Girardeau, Mo.