"thank goodness"-i explained to the 4th graders today that they were going to be a part of my research project for my grad classes. i told them that i had been going back to school and needed to do a special project so i could graduate. i talked for about 10 minutes and then asked them if they had any questions for me. one of the boys who has definitely been a thorn in my side on more than one occasion raised his hand and with the biggest, saddest eyes i've ever seen asked "does this mean you are leaving us?" i quickly reassured all of them that i was not leaving random and he yells out "THANK GOODNESS!" made my day!
"thank you"-there's a 7th grader that has really been struggling with school this year. i have watched him go from this super smiley guy to someone who just doesn't seem to have a lot of joy anymore. he goes from one extreme to the other with everything. today i asked him if he was coming in after school to learn the music for musical auditions and he told me he wasn't going to do it anymore because there was no way he was going to have good enough grades to be able to participate. we ended up talking for the whole RtI period (we also both ended up tearing up a bit) and we finally worked out that i would work with him on tuesdays and fridays to help with homework and things. as we were walking back to his classroom, very quietly, almost inaudibly he said "thank you, miss a". he came in after school with the smile on his face and sang his little heart out...hopefully things will begin to turn around for him!
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