Search results matching tags 'silly' and 'hugs'

Free Hugs

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:45:58 GMT

I have a ‘Free Hugs’ t-shirt and wore it to school a few weeks ago. I didn’t think much of it. My class loved it and over this last week, a few of them have been asking me to wear it again. Yesterday, one little boy came out and just said, “Mr. ______, please wear [...]

Forward.

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:02:34 GMT

Well, Christmas is over and so the barrage of year end ‘best of’ lists’ has begun. It would be easy, and maybe even a little fun, for me to reminisce about the last year, after all, I did have some rather major changes, but instead, I’m going to try and look forward. In January, we’ll be starting [...]

The Season.

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:33:52 GMT

I just realized I haven’t made a single post all week. Surely it isn’t because nothing hilarious, devastating, or poignant happened at school all week. More likely, it’s just the season. There seems to be more going on and less time to get things done as the year hurls towards it’s end. Report cards need to [...]

Thankful.

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:44:11 GMT

As I said ‘Goodbye’ to my sprouts today, I got lots of hugs and one friend even asked his mom to bring him back to the classroom to see me one more time. Sigh. There is so much I am thankful for this year and truly feel as if my cup runneth over. I am [...]

Heaven.

Anonymous — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 11:10:37 GMT

Yesterday was a day. Before a single child arrived, I felt defeated, deflated, and discouraged. Without going into details (I don’t want to seem unprofessional), I just felt as if the chips were stacked against me. It was a long day. Everything that could possibly go wrong seemed to happen. By lunch, I was too [...]

Why I love it.

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:13:48 GMT

As I prepare to start my new job so many emotions are swirling. While I’m so excited about my new school (really the folks there have been so amazingly welcoming), it’s bittersweet because I’ll be leaving some very dear friends. One of my closest, dearest, friends, Ms. R., gave me a bag of goodies for [...]

Questions.

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 11:38:18 GMT

Oh how I love a good email from a reader. This one really hit home for me as I’m writing and editing the story of my first year in kindergarten and remember these feelings well. Let me start with the email and then my reply will follow. I’m writing to get your opinion and experience [...]

Trick.

Anonymous — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:45:24 GMT

Today at bustime, I was standing by the door with Mrs. D. waiting for the first round to be called. Susie walked over and asked us, “Wanna see a trick?” “Sure what is it?” Mrs. D. replied. “I can touch my nose with my tongue!” She cheered. “Let’s see,” I prodded her. This was going [...]

Birthday.

Anonymous — Sat, 26 May 2012 11:43:15 GMT

Here’s the thing… no matter how old I get, I’m still a kid at heart. Yesterday, my co-workers and sprouts made my birthday at school brilliant. Here’s why: When I arrived, both Mrs. D. and Ms. R. had bags of gifts for me. Seriously, bags full. I don’t need gifts on my birthday, but who [...]

Knowing.

Anonymous — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:35:53 GMT

Today was a good day. First of all, my pants did not rip. To be clear, I was a little paranoid and found myself checking my backside a few times to make sure everything was intact. And it was… all day long – so I was thankful for non-ripped pants. The other event that I [...]