"....I tell you all this only to remind you all that there is so much more than STAAR scores, stressful crazy schedules and disruptive classes. I know May pushes our patience, our understanding and our stress levels to the max. It is so hard to avoid the negativity and the complaining, but I challenge you all to face these next two weeks with a positive outlook and a smile. Many of our students are two weeks away from spending an entire summer in households with little to no love and very little parental guidance. Even though our students may not be battling cancer like Saxton, many are fighting their own evil monsters. We have two more weeks to possibly make a lasting impression on some of our most troubled students. Each day set a goal to find five students and give them a compliment….
“I love your outfit”
“I have been so proud of you this year”
“You have an awesome smile”
“You are so smart”
You never know…that one compliment that takes you less than 5 seconds to say may be what that student holds on to for the entire summer. "
Many teachers at my school are counting down the days until summer. Last Monday! 2 more days of morning duty! 3 more full days and then 4 half days! 7 more days! I don't blame them. Our schedule is crazy and the kids have been a little wild to say the least. I'll gladly welcome the break and the opportunity to sleep in...but after about 2 weeks, it will sink in and I will really miss my kids. And I'm not sure what we are communicating to students when they hear teachers counting down the days until summer...So while others choose to count down in excitement...I'm not.
I don't want this year to be over. After last year I thought that I would never love a group of students as much as I did my first group...but my second group is just as special and it will be just as hard to say goodbye next week. Mrs. Still's email reminded of the opportunity we have to make impacts on students and I feel like I'm running out of time to do so.
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