Another Good Day

Sometimes working with adolescents means that you have moments that redefine the word "frustration."  When a class goes badly, it can really be bad.  Happily, the opposite is also true: when things are good, they're really good.  Today was really good.  My classes were talkative and curious and they seemed to actually enjoy the lesson I'd planned.  This whole week, actually, was a pretty good one.  For the most part all of my classes went well enough, and even the students who didn't understand a word I said were friendly and polite.  Yesterday, a few students came into my classroom during their break because they were bored and wanted to chat.  Three times this week, students have come to me after class to ask more questions or talk a little more.  Twice, classes actually expressed disappointment when the bell rang and they had to go back to regular classes.  These are the moments when I really love my job and they make all the other, frustrating moments completely worth it.  I can only hope next week goes just as well - I'll be keeping my fingers crossed all weekend.