The kids sure are an affectionate bunch. We aren't allowed to kiss our students, but sometimes they pull us down, practically breaking our necks in order to give us a kiss. Neither are they afraid to say “I love you“ as if they have a thousand of those in their pockets to give away every day to their teachers. Today, when I asked “What is step 4 to solving a word problem?“, one adorable girl raised her hand and said “I love you!“ and giggled.
“Step number 4: 'I love you'“, I said as I wrote it on the board. “Frishta,“ I said, “I love you too, but if you use this as step 4 in solving word problems, you will not do so well in this class.“
Of course she just giggled again, and I could not help smiling either. I love my second graders to death. Once I figured out how to tame them, this class easily became the highlight of my work day. It's so nice to be able to teach ideas more complex than ABC's and counting, and also, it helps a lot to know that the students look forward to this class as much as I do. In any job I think, it does wonders for the work environment if all parties actually want to be there.
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by the way, here's a new thing: Philly kids now have a day off for rosh hashana and yom kippur each. although universities haven't followed suit. I agree, yay for holidays!
Have you posted the pictures?
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