I was feeling a halo over my head and walking on sunshine when one of my favorite students delivered me a poster (featuring various autographs and messages from some of my best students).
It’s little things like THIS, that will make me miss Cram – teaching students that care about their present and future. I also handed out little notes to each and every student and I’m hoping each and every student appreciates their message (no matter how brief it might be). Hopefully it will nudge the slackers in the right direction to want to try harder next year.
Unfortunately 5th and 6th period had to rain on my parade on remind me why I’m actually leaving. The students were genuinely pretty horrible, rude, and chaotic. By 6th period I just stopped lecturing altogether and had the students copy down the notes in silence. I still gave them their messages though – most of them receiving a “you could do much better if you realized your true potential”.
Afterwards I relaxed a bit at my coworker’s place before we went to an end-of-the-year dinner. The food wasn’t that good, and the company was okay. I did notice how fake some of the teachers were being, but I guess just like middle school students people never really grow up. The end!
Everywhere I’m looking now
I’m surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you’re my saving grace
(I’m walking on sunshine)
