04 October 2006

early morning greeting

"there she is! the woman, the myth, the legend! it's miss p.!!"

the aforementioned greeting was shouted at me down the hallway by darren, a six-foot, 300 pound lineman in my third period class.

i would like to take a moment to comment on darren. he is one of those students who makes you come back every day. i knew he was different the first time i met him. it was during open house, and he comes striding into the room, beaming parents and bored little sister in tow, wanting to know all about the class and what he needed for school, hands down the most excited and polite student i saw the entire evening. everytime he sees me, whether it's when he walks through my door, or from across the library, he always says hello and asks how i'm doing. he's great in class, always enthusiastic, willing to answer questions, and never complains about anything. but on top of that, he's always happy. and not just happy with his life, but genuinely happy to be in my class. and i love him for that. kids like that keep the teaching profession alive. he is truly a delight to teach.

so this post is dedicated to the darrens of the world.

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