| | just yesterday i had another one of those really rough days...the days that make me wonder if i can keep on working here. then today came along. God's generosity to someone who doesnt really deserve anything. not a perfect day...but a pretty good one. granted a handful of students weren't here today but today there were some victories...D and I were able to work things out 3rd period. he actually followed some of my directions. i was able to work with and encourage some students who usually get by with out finishing their work. O and Oi turned in work today, with some gentle reminders to move some next steps of course. later in the evening there was a drama showcase. my former students were shining. we were all impressed with their performances. they were beaming. i couldn't stop laughing and smiling.
oh yeah, after school one of my students came by. he was just there to make up a couple quizzes. we started reviewing a little and then out of the blue he just started opening up to me...his former life, his honest thoughts, experiences he's had to go through with his family, with the streets, with bad crowds, with the county, things that still haunt him. he's on a road to change. he's just one of those students that when he cracks that little smile of knowing with me, it just makes that period have a lighter step. he's one of those kids that i really respect for taking a different path then many others around him...i respect him for keeping his cool in my class when others could have lost it, i respect him for how he asks questions truthfully, i respect him for stepping away from a fight when it would have been so much easier for his old self to swing, i respect him for keeping his word, i respect him for his maturity in thinking about not wanting to make his mother cry.
he told me this is the first person he's ever shared some of this stuff with, to a teacher even. he was told by his other teachers that he is failure and he just wanted to prove them wrong. he's doing alright in my class. oh yeah, the quizzes...the two F's are now a C+ and an A-. he's on the up.
you never know what the next day will bring. Thank you Jesus, for this one. I was encouraged.
"Do you hear what these children are saying?" they asked him.
"Yes," replied Jesus, "have you never read,
'From the lips of children and infants
you have ordained praise?'"
- Matthew 21:16
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