A reason to come back...
So I haven't written on here in over a year, but today something became worth writing about. I'm teaching summer school, and I love it. I never thought I would say that, but God has an amazing way of working all things for good. The kids in my classes are interesting and really smart. I'm learnin g all kinds of lessons from working with them. But today was definitely the best lesson I've learned as a teacher. Let me give some background. I am teaching a sophomore class and a junior class. These are all kids that didn't pass the first time around and the classes are 3 1/2 hours long every day. The first one starts at 7:30 AM. None of us are all that excited about these hours, but we're making it. Anyway--I had never taught a junior class before...EVER...So when I was planning the class, I thought I'd go with the basics-- The Great Gatsby and The Crucible . But everything changed the first day of school. Between both classes there are two white p