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Today with 15 minutes left before the end of the day, as my students were packing their things, writing in their assignment notebook, I cleared my throat and told them I would like to make an announcement. With 23 sets of eyes on me, all waiting for something cool to come out of my mouth, I stammered, "I would like to tell you something..." Silence. I kept going, "Every day, I tell my husband when he asks about my day about you. Every day I tell my husband how I have the nicest kids, the kids that make me so proud. I share the funny stories, the things you accomplish and the community we share. Every day I tell him that. But I don't tell you and I should. So thank you for being that class that I can tell people about. Thank you for being that class where I can step out of the room for a moment and know that you continue to work without me there. For helping each other, for staying engaged and focused and for thinking school is not boring." And then I stopped because I got emotional as pregnant women tend to do. And the kids smiled and I told them it was time to go and so they did.
Have you taken the time to tell your students how they make you feel?
