My students crack me up. I told a few of them today about a child I used to watch when I worked at a daycare. This kid was awesome but often found himself doing things he shouldn't. When he would do something "bad', he would crack a joke or start laughing. He was adorable. It made it hard to get after him. Many of my students are the same way.
I have seen it time and time again, but it never ceases to amaze me. One student or two students can change the entire dynamic of a room. It is so funny to watch how students change how they interact both with me and one another. It is the same as when there is another teacher in the room. Today, in my hardest class [this class is difficult for me to manage, lots of different behaviors and definitely a learning experience for me] I got to have a second adult in there. What an incredible difference. We did a Gallery Walk and it actually wasn't a disaster. I was shocked.
My Creative Writing class consistently makes me crack up. They are working on a poetry packet; one student has his overall theme being tacos. A group of students today did a brief stint of Batman impressions (Chris Nolan versions) including Bane and Joker impressions. They were awesome and I laughed.
Sometimes we just need to laugh. I get so frustrated, it is hard to remember to smile. I'm working on relaxing a little and not taking things too personally. It is difficult, but hopefully people can see that I am truly learning a lot.
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