Sweet Kids

Today was my first day back to school after everything last week and Thanksgiving. I was so happy to receive the news that my kids (as in class) were amazingly well behaved for the sub. I truly do have some of the sweetest kids. Sure, they may get into little bouts of trouble, but what 3rd grader doesn't? Today I had 3 of my kids come up and tell me how sorry they were that my Grandpa had passed away. (Although they may have not said it that eloquently..think 8 year old here). They also said that they tried really hard to behave so that they didn't "stress me out" more than I already would be.
Teaching is exhausting, but today was one of the amazing benefits of the job: Watching your kids grow into little adults and truly becoming a classroom "family".

I am so lucky.