Tonight I received a text from one of my students. I've gotten a few of these in the past, and I don't respond, because I feel it's inappropriate. But this came from his mom's phone (which was in my phone book, since I had to call her often), so I figured it was okay. Anyway, this student was not one of my best. Great kid, very smart, but his main priority at school was hitting on girls. I was always on his case about talking and throwing crayons. But for some reason, he was very interested in my environmental science unit. When I lectured about alternative energy sources, he was quiet and attentive.
He sent me the following text:
"Hey Ms. B, this is D. I just saw a house with solar panels on it. It was raw and my little brother said hi."
This made my night. At an age when kids are too cool for school, he was so eager to text and tell me about this. If he is learning to care about the environment as a result of my class, this whole year was worth it.
He sent me the following text:
"Hey Ms. B, this is D. I just saw a house with solar panels on it. It was raw and my little brother said hi."
This made my night. At an age when kids are too cool for school, he was so eager to text and tell me about this. If he is learning to care about the environment as a result of my class, this whole year was worth it.
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