Today
honestly did not start great, and I thought for the first time in my life that
I would just give up and just leave. A lot of personal matters had happened the
night before, and the last thing that I wanted to do was teach and deal with
the stressors of thirty children misbehaving. I went to the gym earlier that
morning like I normally do, I was barely able to lift because of my lack in
focus. Then when I got ready for class my stomach felt as though it was doing
back flips and it felt like I had a ton of breaks in my shoes and on my
shoulders. I really did not want this today. I stood by the door to greet the
students, and get attendance, and the first thing that happened was a student
came in with the biggest smile on their face. They said "Hi Mr. Jones! I
can't wait for class today!" That kind of made me feel better that a
student really appreciated class, then it seemed like one after the other would
walk in smiling and just so excited for me to be teaching them. Class went
amazing, it had to be one of my best lessons I have taught. I was able to
instruct, and at the same time put my personality in to my teaching. No one
misbehaved, and everyone was so focused on the lesson. This happened throughout
the day, and it really helped heal from what happened the night before. I find
it kind of amazing how these kids can really make your day better no matter how
bad it's been.
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