Yesterday was one of those days where it was necessary to stop everything and regroup, reteach, and reflect. But in the moment where I felt like pulling my hair out because everything seemed to be going wrong, I was reminded why I love working with children it the STRANGEST way. During this classroom meeting one student was sharing a mistake he made that day and this is what he said in the most lamenting voice:
"Today at lunch I took my hamburger buns and put them on my butt and yelled, 'look at these buns!'"
I don't know why but this comment caught me hilarious, but I couldn't stop laughing. I laughed, my kids laughed, and then we had a serious conversation about what is appropriate at school and what is not. Ok, so this seems like a weird moment for my career choice to be reaffirmed, but... In this moment I simultaneously realized that kids are hilarious and I love working with them, and it became clear that the kids appreciated that I'm human. I may have made a mistake, but it brought me closer to my students. Always a give and take.
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