Student Notes of Thanks

This time of year is always bittersweet. I can hardly wait for that last student to leave my classroom so that I may officially declare it summer! Being a teacher is really no different that being a child growing up anxiously awaiting the end of another school year. We count the days and agonize about all of the end of the year responsibilities. But it's such a nice reminder when I get notes such as these as to what an important job I have and the impact I have on my students. It's easy to get jaded in this profession and burnt out. I need to remind myself occasionally why I joined this profession 10 years ago and it's nice when others do it for me.