I'm writing this in the el home from school after another great week with my amazing students. Today, while I was subbing for our sociology teacher during my off period I had a chance for some reflection. The students were doing this great project where they look back at old yearbooks and look at culture changes. I grabbed the yearbook from my first year. I started looking at those students from 9 years ago wondering where they were now and what they have done. I started thinking of all the students that I have had an opportunity to help learn something, about school, themselves, their future or anything. I was overcome with the number. I don't claim to have touched all their lives, but it did make me want to try harder to do so now.
So when I was ready to leave today at 3:15 and three students asked me to stay and work out I couldn't help but say yes.
And then I realized, as 6 or 7 more came in to work out, how much these students have helped me learn and grow.
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