motivation

These past few weeks have been crazy. I have amazing and frustrating stories to tell -- but have been so exhausted that typing them up has seemed like just a bit too much. Today, though, one of my students gave me a letter that I wanted to be sure to keep. Last night I also received a similar note from his step-mother.

Dear Ms. H,
When I saw you at my play it meant so much to me. I felt something really good in my heart. Thank you for always never letting me down when I do something wrong or when you get frustrated at me. You helped me stand straight and tall and never give up. You mean a lot to me Ms. H and that's the truth. And you are just such a fascinating teacher to me. I bet any kid will be so grateful to have a teacher like you.

I feel so blessed to have students and families who will communicate how they feel about the progress we've made over the year because at this time of year it's easy to slip into moments of "what have we accomplished?"