The year is coming to a close and I am impatiently waiting for that last day. It's been a trying year for me in many ways, however my motto is; what doesn't break you, only makes you stronger. A few times this year, I thought I was going to be broken and I toughed it out.
Usually, the Daley Laugh is a funny tidbit about something crazy one of the kids in my class did. Today's entry is a little funny, but it also reminded me of how life was so much simpler as a child. For that moment (as I was observing the little cherubs), I wished that I was sitting on the other side of the classroom again.
In Science, we were planting seeds and I actually was in awe of the children (Even Peter was awesome today!). They were so enthusiastic and that enthusiasm was so infectious. They were bubbling with questions and I actually stopped for just a moment to soak it all in.
It came time for me to distribute the seeds and as the children received them, all I could hear was, "Wow! Look how tiny they are? What kind of seed is this?" As the children were exploring and buzzing over these seeds, a new conversation started. The children decided to name the seeds. I thought this was cute. I heard names like Selena Gomez, Mylie Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Miranda Cosgrove, etc. I chuckled. Then the children proceeded to take it further. Some of the seeds were twins, other seeds were "regular brother and sister" (whatever that means...).
Well, to make a long story short...I was reminded of why I went into teaching. A lot of times this year, I questioned my career path. I started looking for career paths outside of the education field. Today, during that 45 minute period of Science, I fell in love with teaching again. I guess I needed that moment to put things back in perspective again.
I guess today's entry was not much of a "Daley Laugh". However, I did laugh a bit while listening to my students' conversations. Hope you enjoyed my entry today. If not, that's fine too.
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