hello, friends
there are days in teaching (and in life, i suppose) that simply do not go as planned. today was one of those days. your dog acts like your students and your students act like your dog. people fall down and get hurt. you forget your lunch. the children drive you so crazy you contemplate throwing them out the window. (kidding...kind of) the internet crashes. you go home at lunch to find that your dog has gotten into not one but two garbage cans and you have coffee grounds from here to timbuktu. you go back to find that your children have darn-near killed the substitute music teacher with instruments. you force children to reflect on negative behavior and then write a letter of apology to said music teacher. etc, etc... but then. you stop. you take a breath. you grab a diet coke from mcdonald's and pay for the mini van behind you because maybe, just maybe, the person in that mini van needs a diet coke as much as you. and suddenly, things aren't so bad. you say you're sorry. you read the story, "olivia," a book that reminds us that even though certain people "wear us out..." we love them anyway. the day ends. you stay after school to get a little work done. you come home to a dog who loves you. and you realize again that maybe things aren't so bad at all. in fact, things are actually pretty grand. there's a lot to be thankful for each day. i forget sometimes because i'm tired or grumpy. i get hangry and children do annoying things sometimes. but i wouldn't want to do anything else. i wouldn't want to be anyone else. i'd still choose this job. this life. everyday. wishing you great days and happy hump days, ld
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Cheri
9/17/2014 07:54:07 pm
Miss Laura,
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