It's been awhile because it's been BUSY. The thing that keeps me the busiest right now unfortuately make-up work!! My students are involved which is great but they miss TOO much for random trips and such.
Anyway, a few things lately that make me smile:
1) Playing Christmas music at the end of class on Tuesday and them all smiling with me. Some sing, one bobs his head to the music and one of shy students I have had twice now actually looks at me and grins. (He is not rude but he never seems very happy or excited about much so to get this grin straight at me meant so much!)
2) My second block's sweet concern for me after I got blood drawn today at school (it was free so I said, why not?!). They were willing to sneak into the teacher's lounge to get me a diet coke since I hadn't eaten or had coffee and it was 10!
3) One student in third block walking in one day this week and just saying, "I love this class!" And THEN, she worked so hard on a challening assignment, didn't give up, and then was SOO PROUD of herself afterwards, she said, "I feel like such a success. WHOO!" This thrills me because math is not always click for her but I have been trying to show her she can really do it even when problems require critical thinking.
4) My first block's extreme excitement over hearing I now have silly bands in my prize box which only had candy before.
5) Watching my first block kids "play" with logic puzzles after their test today. I also had gotten some new ones and they were so eager to try them. They didn't realize I tricked them into doing some "real" thinking! (these are my least motivated bunch)
6) Having a student come to me before school and just talk to me. She thanked me for letting her switch groups because she is feeling more challenged by working with these new students. She is probably the most mature 15 year old you could ever meet! She is in my class of juniors and seniors and everyone is shocked to learn she is sophomore.
7) Getting observed for 10 minutes by our principal and having two boys in the front not believe me and the class that it happened.
8) Being told, "Ms. Hall you are going to miss us, you know it, next semester" from my 3rd block and knowing it's actually true!
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