November 18, 2019

Today I was chatting with a student. He brought me a treat on Friday so I was thanking him. He leaned in close and said, “This classroom makes me happy.” Awwww, joy! That is so sweet. I want my class to look like a picture perfect, organized, quiet, happy group of children all following the rules. It is not. It is mostly organized chaos verging on total disaster. But, children come. Children learn. Children express themselves. Children are happy. The scale tips to the positive.

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