Aug12

top 5.

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loved getting a sweet thank you note

from one of my former students

who is moving up to middle school this fall

on the back of her thank you she wrote

the top 5 things that I taught her

and here’s to number 5!

my personal favorite

it will come in especially handy

you never know when you will need this

it has certainly served me well

over the years

i’m pretty sure

that people who know me

really appreciate it. 

—

‘definitely, i think i’m a life coach for real.

the lessons i give are lessons you can take to the bank.’

-flavor flav

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  5. That is the beauty and wonder of teaching kids. They leave their hand prints and foot prints on our lives. Even glittery handprints. I had my first glimpse of the new group of sixth graders yesterday… they made me smile… admin days start Thursday and kids come back next Tuesday. It’s going to be an amazing year.

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    • oh, you’re so right, clay, and isn’t it so exciting each year, a new group to spend time with, and they are probably thinking that about their new teacher, have a great year –

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    • Audrey, it was such a joy to get this. On the front she wrote me a more traditional handwritten letter, thanking me for coming to her 5th grave moving up ceremony and filling me in on what her and her siblings have been doing over the summer. She was a child who was always a rile follower and mature for her age, very responsible and hard for her to act out of the box. It took time, but she learned to let down her guard over time, so this was especially poignant coming from her. This led me to think about a little got who I taught who was all about facts and what he tried to teach me and his lessons to me are so funny, but no less valid, and I’ll write about it tomorrow.

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  22. Life is absolutely better with glitter. This is a frame worthy note, Beth – and it must be nice and rewarding to hear from former students and to see them advance well on their journey.

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  35. This is beautiful. Life is absolutely better with glitter. lol You’re such a great person.
    My son’s 2nd grade teacher cried when school was over this past June and said how much she’d miss my son. I told her he likes to come back and pop his head in with old teachers, so she’ll be seeing him around.
    It’s great when teachers can see previous students, as you know!
    It does their hearts good. 😊

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