(after all, today is the summer solstice! happy sunshine-day, from someone who truly hates the sun!)
Moments today that had me bursting with happiness:
1. Students cheering and my name echoing off the walls of our tiny cafeteria, “Ms. Hamm! Ms. Hamm! Ms. Hamm! Jamon! Jamon! JAMON!!!!” when I walked up to give students awards at our tiny awards assembly today.
2. Students in one of my classes asking if they could give me a party for only the students in that class at lunch on Thursday, their treat (so what if they want an excuse to eat pizza?!? They’re paying and they’d rather hang out in my room than play soccer).
3. A student getting teary-eyed and crying when we said our goodbyes for the year. I had just handed her an essay prompt to do before she gets on a plane tonight to go to El Salvador for the Summer, for goodness sake. But I thanked her for being an amazing student and told her I loved having her in my class this year. And rather than bitterness for having to do a last minute essay exam, she hugs me and says she loved it too.
This last week of teaching is off to a magnificent start. Even though a lot of ish might will probably go down… it’s treasures like these that keep me going despite the days I want to crawl under my desk and hide.
