I really enjoyed looking at your portfolios. You may wonder why we make you package up your work and "re-turn" it in. Well, for some of you, (the quiet ones, the ones who do their work without me standing over you, the ones I never have to remind to stay on-task) this is the only time I get to really spend a few minutes looking at what you are really capable of. And why the goodbye movie? Because I get to know you that way. I'm sorry. My classes were quite large this year, and I had far too many places to try to be at one time. I missed out on getting to know some of you.
There's a saying, "The squeaky wheel gets the oil." That means if you squeak, I come to you. So to my quiet, shy, reserved, introspective, or really really "good" students: try to squeak, once in a while. It's always your names that it takes me longest to learn- because I don't have to stand over you to get you to work, because you try to figure things out on your own, because I'm too busy with other students' "issues" to mess with you when it appears you are ok. So break out and squeak- there's no shame in asking a question or wanting attention from your teacher. That's what we are there for, and it pains me that I didn't get to know you as much as I wish I had.
Have a great summer, kiddos.
There's a saying, "The squeaky wheel gets the oil." That means if you squeak, I come to you. So to my quiet, shy, reserved, introspective, or really really "good" students: try to squeak, once in a while. It's always your names that it takes me longest to learn- because I don't have to stand over you to get you to work, because you try to figure things out on your own, because I'm too busy with other students' "issues" to mess with you when it appears you are ok. So break out and squeak- there's no shame in asking a question or wanting attention from your teacher. That's what we are there for, and it pains me that I didn't get to know you as much as I wish I had.
Have a great summer, kiddos.
