Gosh, was I ever nervous for the first day of school. My room was ready, my lesson made, but I will still shaking like a little kid last Tuesday morning. Then the bell rang, kids poured down the hall, into my room, and my concerns flew out the window. Everything just magically clicked. The 7th graders were fun, excited, silly, and eager to please. We had so much fun together, and they listened so well. It is fun to have them hang on my every word. (I know that won't last long! :))
Yesterday, I was at school from 6 am to 10 pm after the football game. It was such a great day!! I talked with my class all about what reading is NOT. Reading is not supposed to be painful. Reading is not followed by tests or quizzes. I even went so far as to say that during reading, a teacher is not always peering over your shoulder and asking questions. The students loved hearing this. Then I read a chapter from Harry Potter to them. They crawled around on the floor, giggled at my voices, listened intently, hung on every word that I read, and didn't want class to end. Now that is why I love teaching.
I know that the trials will come. They will test me, roll their eyes at me, and glare at me. They will forget homework assignments, lose items, fight, and struggle, but just one day like yesterday will keep me coming back to the classroom year after year.
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