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Handling It

6/7/2011

 
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On sunny days in the 70s, it should be a perk to have lunch recess duty. By the end of the year, the younger grades know how to run pell mell and scream without the fall epidemic of bumped heads, cut legs and friends who won’t play with you. For the teachers, the supervisors, it is a snap.

Yet, we teachers are not breezy or easy. It is June, after all. As we walk the playground, we bemoan the assessments, the deadlines, and the crawling days of the calendar. Summer seems too far away to be real.

A young student runs up to us. J’s voice emanates urgency. He is highly sensitive and often overwhelmed by everyday events. We prepare for the meltdown replete with tears and cries of unfairness. “I was playing and X kicked the ball right into my stomach!”.

We wait.

“And you know what?” J screams. “I handled it.” And he runs off. We are left looking at each other.

A moment of playground clarity for us. “I handled it.”
Deb Day link
6/6/2011 10:00:14 pm

A great moment for any teacher. You really did a nice job of capturing those feelings at the end of the year. Hope your remaining days go quickly.

Linda Baie link
6/7/2011 01:11:32 am

Sounds as if you were given a nice gift this day. What a nice ending story. I hope you'll continue to have a lovely set of 'last' days.

Tam link
6/7/2011 06:16:32 am

What a tribute to you and your teachings--Congratulations on another year and a job well done!!!

elsie
6/7/2011 08:04:55 am

So sorry you are still in school, but what a great story! Let's hope he can still handle it next fall.

Mommy K. link
6/7/2011 11:29:37 am

Oh the beginning of your post made me think of where I'm at right now...3 days left! I love that the ending of your post brought me to a happier feeling. Thanks!

ruth
6/7/2011 11:42:07 am

This is so well written that I imagined myself right into recess duty alongside you. I love that this student was so excited about handling something he couldn't have before that he ran over to share.
I hope that the remaining days in your school year are sunny, 70 degree days full of "handling it".

onesunflower link
6/8/2011 01:37:45 pm

Oh the growth from September to June. Our school teachers call these "stories of hope."

Juliann link
6/10/2011 11:27:10 pm

Good to have that kind of experience on these last days of school - keeps us hopeful. Have just found your blog and I am right there with you, wanting to be writing but procrastinating all too often.


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