One of the top ten things about being a teacher is when you're on a longer break and you start forgetting what day it is. I think that's when you know you're relaxed. The flip side of that is when you're so busy during the school that you start forgetting the day of the week. This is bad in a school because schools are built on schedules and people being where they're supposed to be on time. Today as I walked home for lunch I was thinking about how the week had been long and busy. I was looking forward to "tomorrow" and thinking about what I would do Friday night...and then I remembered...its only Tuesday. That's a deflating feeling.
Luckily living in Asia we get to experience the ying and the yang of things which brings me to another top ten thing about being a teacher. Witnessing the "light turn on" in a student when they understand something for the first time is an extremely fantastic feeling. We call those "Aha" moments and they fill up your soul when you get them. I'm lucky this year to have a student who spoils my soul in this regard. Every time she asks a question and I answer it she responds, "Ahhh". I told her this afternoon that she is the perfect student because she makes teachers feel good when she has an "Aha" moment after every question.
So its Tuesday or Wednesday depending on your hemisphere which means we have three more days to turn the light on.
Matt
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