Nine weeks into the school year I am beginning to settle into life at my new job. What I have discovered about myself and my students:
- I am really an 8th grade girl at heart. Let me just say I wouldn't go back to junior high for all the money in the world, but so much of my personality makes sense around junior high-ers.
- They appreciate the really simple, fun things in life, such as "color of the day".
- They notice when today's "Number of the Day" is the same as yesterday's.
- They read about the Mathematician of the Day only to see when he/she died.
- They are super literal--my people.
- They do not understand sarcasm. Not only does this force me to not use it, but often I don't get it either.
- They sing along to the same music I like when I play it in the morning.
- I love that many of us live in the same neighborhood. One day I encountered a skunk smell on my ride to school and got to discuss it with the students who also ride their bikes from my part of town.
- They really want to learn.
- They make awesome designs with their goldfish.
- They are willing to play whatever corny game I come up with, and usually make it way better.
- They don't mind that I mess up a lot.
- Every day they let me start over.
- They always forgive.
I love them. I love teaching them.
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