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| (This is the cute candy bag I mentioned!) |
The time has come when my nose gets stuck in textbooks and my eyes go cross from staring at the computer screen for to long. Yes, school is back on track. For the past month I have had Spring Break and two three day weekends. March treated me very well, but now it is time to get back on track with school. Sorry for the lack of posts. School is definitely taking a little while to get use to. I have numerous essays and tests to study for already. Bleh! No need to worry about this blog not getting the attention it deserves because I already have some posts ready for you guys!
Even though the amount of craziness around me is skyrocketing, I must remember to appreciate the little things and to always stay cool. Often times I just get too caught up! Today reminded me of that. I got the opportunity to teach a class by myself. I help teach in a reading class where students come if they need a little bit of help in the language arts department. Let me set the mood: The class was jammed packed. There were papers everywhere. Kids were coming in and out of nowhere. Did I mention that the student to desk ratio was 2 to 1? Yeah.....not exactly the friendly environment a class should be. I still tried my best anyways. I handed them all books and asked them to read except...the students did the EXACT opposite. The kids got loud and began to talk over me. No one was paying attention. The worst part was that there was NO learning taking place. It was a complete zoo! I lost it! This is the first time in history that I raised my voice and sent two kids packing back to their homerooms. But then something happened. At the end of my day one of my first grade students walked in. She normally doesn't come in during this time so I was a bit puzzled. She then handed me a bag. It was so cutely decorated and had the cutest pastel candies in it! She told me her mom made it for me and that she picked out the candy especially for me. She looked so happy to give it to me and I was so blessed to receive it. I gave her the biggest hug. Even though the candies were delicious, it was the smile on her face that made my day. Sometimes I think that what I do doesn't matter. That since I am only an aide the kids don't notice me. Having kids thank me and bring me small gifts like this makes my day and pushes me to do my best everyday. It's the little things that really make life worth living.
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| ( My niece loves to instagram feet...it's odd but it makes her happy!) |
I hope you all had a great weekend! For those of you who celebrate Easter....Happy Belated Easter! I got a chance to sit back and relax with the family. I took my niece to go watch The Croods. If you know any little ones I highly suggest taking them to go see this film! It is visually pleasing and shows some great lessons we could all learn. Plus, every kid was laughing their head off!
