I just had the kind of surreal and genuine moment that makes this job worth doing -- that makes being a teacher worth the time and the turmoil and the lingering difficulties. Mrs. C came in and said "So, two of the students said they missed you."
I was confused and surprised. I inquired further and they apparently missed me being there and missed my "cool beard." I feel really touched. My freshmen, whom I haven't seen in about two weeks, genuinely miss me.
I've been exploring other courses, observing different teachers and doing some out of class work trying to catch up on everything I need to do for my graduate program. And then this just came out of nowhere. I am really genuinely touched right now.
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Not surprising to some of us out here. But you really need to let that itty-bitty beard grow!
ReplyDeleteKeep on rockin' the beard, buddy! I say, let 'er grow!
ReplyDeleteHuzzah!!!!!
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