I originally typed
this up on my Kindle (tried out a new app). My Kindle would decide to restart
and erase everything. My fault for relying on something completely new! So here
it is typed up a second time!
Happy Thanksgiving a few days late! And Merry Christmas!
Is your Christmas tree up yet? The Christmas wreath hung on
your door? The Christmas lights decorating the bushes outside or the windows
in? This is possibly my most favorite time of year – this period between
Thanksgiving and Christmas – I love the lights, the sounds, the planning, the
anticipation!
We just passed the time of year dedicated to gratefulness. But
why keep it regulated to one time of year? What would life be like if we
dedicated more time to recognizing what we are grateful for?
I made a short-ish list of some things for which I’m thankful. It is a light-hearted list, but shouldn’t we be thankful for the seemingly simple things of life besides just the "big" things?
- Thankful for friends and family (of course!)
- Thankful for erasable markers
- Thankful for tipped-back chairs that have, thus far, resisted gravity
- Thankful for bosses who encourage creativity in curriculum, lesson planning, and classroom management
- Thankful for post-it notes
- Thankful for my almost eight-year-old laptop which hasn’t died on me yet
- Thankful for loose-leaf paper, notebooks, and binders for holding my notes, jots, and outlines
- Thankful for friends and fellow teachers who share their wealth of “teacher knowledge” and curriculum and advice
- Thankful for student doodles and notes on homework and exams (the occasional “thank you for the midterm, Ms. Schmidt!” and, no, I’m not lying, I’ve gotten those!)
- Thankful for history resources I’ve lost myself in after I’ve located the wanted information
- Thankful for copy machines
- Thankful for color! (It makes the world come alive.)
- Thankful for red heels which dress up any pair of pants, but don’t look too…red…
- Thankful for the little black truck I drive
- Thankful for cardigans and their versatility
- Thankful for science experiments allowing my middle school boys a chance to “cut loose” in class and seeing the two girls in the class enjoy interacting with the material
- Thankful for the moment a student looks at you and says, “I hate [the subject you’re teaching], but I love your class!”
- Thankful for words of encouragement from others and from the Lord
- Thankful for radio stations playing music between 6-8am
- Thankful for the children’s excitement to learn and eagerness to share that information with you...even if it really has nothing to do with what you teach
For what are you thankful? I would love to hear them no matter their "level" of depth!
Blessings on your last month of the fall semester,
And on
your Christmas plans!
Ms. Schmidt
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