Today I loved my sixth graders. I was teaching them some Spanish at the chalkboard when I watched a kid in the front row- a kid who, I must confess, often annoys me with his constant chattering- play with his pencil. He was fiddling and fiddling until I watched as he poked himself in the eye with his little blue detachable eraser pencil topper.
And boy did I find that hilarious.
So hilarious that I had to turn my back to the students and face the chalkboard while I laughed. Except after a few seconds, a student said, "She's laughing!" as though I never do such a ridiculous thing. This made me laugh harder. Which made them laugh harder. And round and round we went, until I was wiping tears from my eyes and wistfully remembering that- yep, I'm getting paid for this.
Love my job.
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