This is a reminder to myself...with every job, there are good days and bad days. For me, the good days are becoming more common and bad days are becoming a rare occurrence. I hate the fact that my students are actually starting to see me as a real person and not just their teacher and in three weeks I have to say goodbye. I got to meet some of their parents on Wednesday night (it was a combination of an open house and parent teacher conferences...neither of which really exist in KCK). I was genuinely happy to meet their parents and talk to them about their kids. The parents that showed up were beyond supportive of their kids and all they want is for their children to be successful in life...same as any other parent. I've gotten so used to the idea as long as a student passes my class (not necessarily with an A) that it's good enough. How wrong was I! I told one student's mom, "Well she's got a 73% so she's passing, so that's good" and the mom responded with "Well in our house, a C is not passing." Inside I was cheering! This is what these kids need...a supportive parent, or someone....anyone, at home. At 2:20 I don't have any more control over what those kids do. When they're at home they need someone pushing them to do their homework and study. It doesn't matter if I tell them to study when they get...let's be real, they're 14 and 15 years old...they won't study. In a nutshell...it was nice to see supportive parents.
Let's get even happier and talk about last Friday. I got to go to my first Wyandotte football game! The best part was getting to see students I knew play in the game. One of my students, that I've made a really nice connection with, had an amazing game! It was the greatest feeling to walk into school on Monday, give him a high five and tell him he was awesome in the game. Every time I think about how amazing some of these kids are it kills me to know that I'm going to have to leave them in less than a month.
In the meantime...I'm going to enjoy the time I have left...and be thankful when all of the stress is over!
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