Thursday, September 29, 2011
The Worrier
Second graders are different in many ways from the fourth graders of my past. One such way--they're apparently not afraid to share and are very trusting of their teacher. Exhibit A: A little one came up to me after recess today and I could see the tears welling. Her chin started to quiver as she told me that her parents were arguing a lot at home and they're "just thinking about each other and no one's thinking about me and I'm worried." This is when the no hugging policy is null and void in my book. Life can be hard. Anyone know how to explain that to a 7-year-old?
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No hugging policy? WTF? Sometimes the only way I make it through my day is through the fact that I get about a million hugs between classes... and I teach middle school math.
ReplyDeletePreach it, sister! :D
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