my partner teacher - I heart her too.
even though I'm a long term substitute and my union and my district most likely are not looking out for me, once I'm in my classroom with the kids or in my slc with my colleagues (old ones and really interesting, personable new ones) - I'm more than happy to not have the time to think about them (my union and my district).
its late on a Friday night, I should be out but I feel very sleepy, reflective and inexplicably happy.
my students and I did a tremendous amount of work during this second week of school. when I see them in the morning around 8:30 - its like whoa dude, its early. and when a few stay behind to chill, to study or because they must (detention), and its around 4:30 - I'm like dude, this is crazy isn't it?
two old students from my first year of teaching, came to visit after school this week. they were more than a handful, they were everyday of my first year - they challenged me, to bits, it was an initiation. I was so happy though, to see them. middle school was not easy for them but they made it to high school in one piece. and the feeling right now is this - wow, we made it. through middle school.
tiles we made for a library garden service project