Thursday, December 2, 2010

blessing

Today I was sitting at my desk while my class finished up their journals and got out their vocabulary work.  There was quite a bit of activity in the class so I didn't notice Girton and Betty Smith at my door at first.  They caught my eye and it took me a second, but I realized why Betty was there; sure enough, there was Adam Smith ~ all grown up.  I had Adam in class when he was in first, second and third grades.  He was special, even then.  One of the smartest kids I've ever had ~ understood everything and remembered everything the first time he heard it. 
Now he's in the Army ~ Airborn.  I had him tell my class a little bit about his job and some of the things he's done.  He's on leave and then will be leaving for Germany for the next three years doing training. 
What a blessing to see a student so successful all these years later.  I do love being a teacher.

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