One of the things I loved about having my own classroom was when a student would say or do something that made me feel like what I was doing was making a difference in their life. I loved seeing their little light bulbs go off, loved watching them succeed and loved seeing their confidence grow. On Wednesday, I had the pleasure of spending some time with Ashley and her group of 5th grade EL students. The group happened to consist of all girls and Ashley was doing a lesson with them for her Black History Month display. They were learning about Shirley Chisholm and had been reading the book Shirley Chisholm is a Verb. As part of the lesson, Ashley asked the girls to share their verb! They discussed different verbs and one of her students named Yuki immediately raised her hand and wanted to share! Well, what she shared turned into one of "THOSE MOMENTS". You know what I mean, those ones you can't plan for but when they happen it's like your heart could burst? Yuki said, "My verb is SPEAK!" Ashley said, "Wow that's a great verb. Can you tell us why you chose it?" Yuki said, "...because when I first came here, I couldn't speak English. I was quiet. But, now I'm brave and I speak." How lucky was I to get to witness this moment? Next Ashley had the kids write about their verbs. Here is Yuki's writing. We have the BEST jobs! I hope you treasure the times that you have one of "those moments" this school year!
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