This week in my class the kids were loud! Not in a bad way but childhood voices were in full bloom.
With each attempt to quiet them down, the opposite happened, they got louder. Then I got louder. There was no winner.
I went home and thought about what I could have done differently?
Suddenly, I realized the one-year anniversary was approaching that my class went into shutdown.
A year ago I had to tell my parents that my classes would be closed until further notice. That sinking feeling in my heart. The sadness I felt not knowing when I would see my kids again.
As I said my goodbyes I was consumed with not knowing what was next for me. What if my class never opens again? What was I suppose to do now?
My days were filled with long quiet walks. My home was filled with silence, something my ears were not familiar with.
I missed the sounds of my classroom. My walks were missing the excitement that my kids brought at the sight of nature.
During the shutdown, I missed the perspective of life through the eyes of a child. The lessons I learned from my kids every day.
I learned through the shutdown that my job with kids was the place I was supposed to be. The noises that they are making are childhood, the sounds I missed so much when I was home alone.
When I go back to my class this week and the volume turns up, I will be thankful that I am able to be in my classroom teaching and I will embrace every moment because it is was fills my heart completely.
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There is so much truth here. I taught high school and the shutdown meant not finishing out the year with then and I felt so detached.
Makes a teacher realize how much we really love teaching and how important our kids are to us. Thank you for your comment.
Beautiful ☺️ I relate to that feeling of “there are no winners.”
You are a winner! Thank you for reading my posts
Loved this sentence, “I missed the perspective of life through the eyes of a child.” holds such a great meaning because in the eyes of a child everything is beautiful, fair and all are equal. Beautiful and heartfelt post.
The lockdown has taught us many and valuable things. Thanks for sharing your experience
Beautifully written!!!
Thank you so much.
That is a beautiful perspective. My kids have been SO LOUD lately and I just need to remember the energy that is behind those little bodies that I won’t always have in the house.
Thank you so much for your message. I promise you one day you won’t remember how loud they were, but the wonderful joy they filled your home with!
Such a brave reminder! These thoughts were racing across my mind as I went back to teaching too.