Zida

      Zida

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Ah, Yesteday

                I sometimes struggle as a teacher.

                Am I truly making a difference in my students’ lives?

                Do they really ‘get’ what I am trying to help them accomplish?

                Yesterday my questions were answered.

                The first in a comment I probably wasn’t supposed to hear,

                but at least one student ‘got’ my motives.

                And then a thumbs up from a student who is childish

                because he’s so smart he’s completely bored.

                “Ya know I kinda miss daily writing,”

                was the comment I overheard.

                And my heart almost blew apart in my chest

                and my brain did a little dancing jig for joy.

                Maybe all my hard work to make things interesting was budding.

                Maybe making them write everyday wasn’t absurd,

                it just takes them time to make writing a conquest.

                I hope I’ve made this something they all will learn to enjoy.

                At parent-teacher conferences, I didn’t say

                “Your kid’s a pain in the patooty,” like I wanted to.

                I really do know he’s bored and shouldn’t be in my class.

                I couched everything in positive, encouraging words,

                and got a thumbs up from the kid as my pay.

                Hopefully the teacher-student relationship just grew

                and maybe some of the every day drama we can bypass.

                I really do think my students are great, just not in big herds.