I never really thought about this before teaching in an urban school district, but the holidays can surely be difficult for my students. It's important for me to remember how fortunate I am to have lived a comfortable life growing up, but to also be mindful that not all of my students are in my situation.
Because the holidays are a rough time of year (getting students to focus feels impossible!), I think it's even more important to keep my eye on the positive and away from the negative.
Here are my Three Good Things for today:
1. One of my quiet, but amazing, students in first hour joined the class discussion today. Though she always completes her homework, and is the model of a perfect student on paper, she doesn't participate much in class discussions. However, today while we were talking about the debate over the death penalty, she raised her hand and joined in. I was so happy to see her start to break out of her shell. I hope in the future, she continues to wow the class with how awesome she is.
2. I have a few awesome students in my homeroom. Central is putting on a door decorating contest for the holidays, and I am so excited to decorate my door! Unfortunately most of my students in homeroom are pretty apathetic to school-related stuff, which puts a damper on my excitement. However, a few of my students are helping with the contest and we're all excited to create a festive door. I always have to remember that even though some students can bring down my mood, there are still students who want to have school spirit like me!
3. One of my students who has literally NEVER EVER shown up to class on time, was a minute early for class today. Hey, it's the little things, right?
And that closes out my Three Good Things for today. Looking forward to a few more good things this week!
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