No more math… April 24, 2009

So, today was my last day of teaching math.  It was the last class I took over for Paula and the first one I give back, so it’s a stepping stone towards home!  IN class today, we had a test on measurement (they did not do as well as hoped, but did go up about 40-50% from their pretests).  After our test, we had extra time, so we made paper airplanes, took them outside, flew them, and measured how far each flew.  It was such a great way to end my math time!  Before sending them back to class, I gathered them in and told them that I would not be teaching their class anymore.  One of my favorite students (I know I”m not suppossed to have favorites) started to cry!  You’ll never guess who it was….it was the very same student who had weeks before thrown a chair because I was the “meanest teacher in the world.”  Needless to say, I almost started crying (Ryan- stop making fun of me) because it feels like maybe I really did make a difference to him!  Anyway, that’s my ‘feel good” story for the week….hope it inspires you all!!!!

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