Students Are the Best

 A moment to breathe. Four more days of school. Then Summer School. A student just brought me in the most amazing drawing. She wasn't able to do too many assignments this year, but she's a deep thinker and a great artist and she's passing the class because it's the right thing to do. She shared with me some of her struggles this year and I believe her. On my wall I have letters students have written me. It is one of my most prized possessions. Beyond the curriculum it shows that we connected and it makes me feel good in times of trouble. I let people borrow books on the honor system and most of the students bring them back. That makes me feel good too. My classroom library makes me feel good too.