friday was it. my last day before i left for maternity leave. sniff, sniff. i was actually sad. it started thursday on my way home from work. i thought about not coming to work on monday, not seeing my kids for the rest of the semester, and i got a little snar. *for the non-if’s out there, snar means emotional.* i teared up just thinking about my kids and how much i love teaching and how weird it was going to be not going in to do my thing.

overall, friday was pretty low-key, as usual. they had a quiz and we did readers workshop. before the bell, i took a few moments to talk to each class about the transition that was coming on monday.

somewhere in between, “i want you to finish out the semester on a strong note,” and “you guys have been great,” i started to get weepy. nothing more exciting for a class than to see their teacher boo-hooing. oh, it was a proud moment. me, dripping like a leaky faucett, them, looking at me and going, “aww. she’s crying.” at least they didn’t freak out.

they know hormonal basketcases when they see one.

it was sweet though; i got lots of hugs and “good luck with the baby” and requests to bring the kid in to show it off. and did i mention the baby gifts? two of my girls brought in baby gifts. how kind is that?

so when you think of high schoolers, try not to do the knee-jerk response of most people. they’re not total monsters out for destruction of public and private property.

most of them are just regular kids able to make their english teacher snar.

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