On a lighter note...

Since my last post I've had opportunity to participate in the First Coast Awards ceremony. On this nigth we celebrated all of the successes at First Coast; scholarships, honor roll, perfect attendance, and all around student acheivement. It has helped me to remember what I love about being a teacher and I want to thank all of those students who make it worth while. You know who you are!

Seriously?

As the year wraps up I sit in my empty room (1st period consisted of all seniors) and reflect on the past year...let me rephrase...in between frantic knocks at my door and phone calls from parents I reflect on the past year.

In light of those frantic knocks and phone calls what I recall is all those lost opportunities. How many times did I stay after school to help you succeed? In case you forgot, it was every Monday and Tuesday since August). How many times did you take me up on the offer to retake a quiz or an exam to better your grade? And how many times did you turn your homework in on time so that I could assess whether or not you got it. Because that's my goal. To get you to get it.

I'm not a heartless person, (see how many chances you had to get help?) but really, I've already bent over backwards to help you succeed. What, exactly, have you done to ensure that you walk across that stage on June 1st? I wish you would think about this before you beg me to change your low F to a C. Seriously.