There's Always One

Each year there is one kid, they are a little harder to reach to capture to get "on board" but once you get them they are all yours. It was hard to see some students go this year, one caught me off guard. I've worked hard with all my students this year, but one took a lot of extra work. She had to come to a place where she believed in herself, she had to see what I saw, and sometimes that is hard to get from an eight year old. She wrote me the most wonderful handcrafted card:

The cover:
Your the only reason I enjoy school! (now, I wanted to tell her that she need to use you're and not your but just opened the card instead)

The inside:
I enjoy you! I will miss you! I love you, it's hard to let the best teacher in the whole world go! I really will miss you! I've tried my best just for you, not because I wanted the award it's because I love you and do everything I can for you!

She got me! As she left on Thursday, she said she didn't want to go knowing I would no longer be her teacher. She started to tear up, I told her that I loved her too and she needed to go be the fourth grader she has worked so hard to become. I got her this is true, but she got me too.

I also got a pretty cool, I wrote it by myself card from one of my top girls:

It has a quarter taped to it that says "A "token" of my love"
Dear Mrs. Eubanks,
I love you with all my heart. You're the sweetest person someone could ever meet. You were the best teacher ever. I bet Andrew & Ryan couldn't think of a better mom than you. You taught me a lot about learning & discipline. I walked into your class not having a clue on how to do multiplication now I'm waling out knowing them like that "snap!" With all my love, K

With those two cards a few others, who wouldn't love to be a teacher? I kept a few cards this year, which I never do, most cards meet the trash before I meet the car, but this year, this year is different.