Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Snatch
On Learning That Today I Will Get My SEVENTH New Student This Year
Snatch me back from the edge.
I might jump
or I might fall
and I'm not sure that thing about growing wings
on the
way
down
will actually work.
©Mary Lee Hahn, 2015
True story.
7 of my (now) 27 students were not with us on the first day of school. That means about one-fourth of my class is comprised of new students. We are in about the 26th week of school, so that means I've averaged about one new student every month. No big deal? Imagine what that does to the classroom community you've worked so hard to build...and rebuild...and rebuild...
Sigh.
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Yikes! And yet I know that even though you feel this way, this kid (who is probably not excited about switching schools!) will feel welcome and cared for and loved! Hope you soar!
ReplyDeleteYes, Carol. All of my venting was in the poem!
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