Tough Days

I'm not going to lie - some days you'll want to pull your hair out. Not one of today's seven classes behaved. I try not to yell, but I actually turned the lights out on one class after yelling for them to sit down. Part of me felt like a horrible teacher, but the other part of me didn't want to let them get away with misbehaving. The students who were paying attention were glad that I said something. For the others, the Miss-Russell-yelling surprise factor wasn't necessarily a bad thing. You won't consider every day "successful," but remember this: every tough day gets you closer to Friday!

Small Treasures

You never know how the school day will end. My Tuesday teaching schedule is crazy, and I'm definately ready to leave by the end of the day. But small treasures can appear even at the end of the day, which I discovered yesterday. The last Kindergarten class was walking out of my room when one boy stayed behind to talk to me. He asked me if he could tell me something the following week in music class. I asked if he wanted to tell me right then instead of waiting, and he took a second before deciding to let me know what he wanted to tell me: he gave me a big hug, followed by an even bigger smile, and walked out of the room. What a special way to end the day!