it's that moment of waking up in the morning and thinking "only 12 more days to go." only 12 more days of school. only 12 more days until i have all my days to myself. only 12 more days until the freedom of summer.
i love teaching. but, my goodness at this point in the year even the best of us are going cross eyed. it is tiring work. between
it was a tiring day for all of us. some of them grew so tired they actually cried. it broke my heart because all i could say was "i'm sorry, but we have to keep going." getting ready for that "test," you know? i felt defeated at 3:00 after most of the kids had left for the day. but, there is one little one who is usually the last to leave. as i quickly turned out lights and gathered my things to leave i continued to chat with her about nothing much at all. she went on and on about this and that as i smiled and mumbled "mmmm hmmm." then i told her it was time for her to go. to that she said "ok... i love you." it's that moment of that sweet little voice that reminds me why i teach. and why i won't give it up, even when it gets hard.
note - this happened a couple days ago. now it's only 10 days.
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sweetest story ever! i can just see you sitting there being like "mm hmm" while little kids just chat on. thats so cute! you are such a role model for them its crazy to think that even today i remember my fav teachers, you will be forever remembered :)
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