This is why I am a teacher

I don't mean to inundate you with teacher posts, but this simply HAS to be blogged about. I think everyone wonders at some time or another, "Do I really like what I am doing with my life?" Well, today I had one of those moments that validates in my head, "Yes, I am so happy being a teacher, and I could never see myself doing anything else." I have the pleasure of having those moments quite often because my job ROCKS, but today was especially poignant. There is a student in my class, we will call him Billy, who gets in trouble a lot and is really chatty during class. Actually, when Rex came to our Thanksgiving feast, one of the comments he made to me was, "Well, obviously Billy is a handful." He really is. He's hilarious and will probably win "Class Clown" in high school, but the class clown is never on the teacher's list of favorites.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving (which is only two days away!!), Billy came up to me after class and handed me a note. It said:

Dear Mrs. Webb,

You are one of the funnest teachers I have had in my life. Your fun, energetic, and when I'm sad you make me happy. There has never been a day that you weren't fun. You make very funny stories about your cat. You make math fun with games, rap, etc. I hope you don't leave any time soon.

Sincerely,
Billy


I literally had tears in my eyes after reading that (good thing I read it after he left)...what nice things to say! I need to keep this filed away somewhere so I can read it when he is driving me crazy. Ha ha!