Learning Never Stops

2nd July 2010. Last day of school. The worst time of the school year.Students keep hugging and crying. I have a perpetual lump in my throat. I wish I did not snap at Ridh last Thrusday, I wish I had hugged Priya more often, I wish, I wish, I wish. Today, as I sit typing at my desk, I look around and see how hard the kids were trying to help me set up my class for the next year! What a perfect gift for me from them. They sorted out the books,then typed them into a word document, brushed the boards, wiped the laminated math vocabulary words till they were gleaming , arranged the baskets, sorted out my drawers and store room. There was an adamant sticky tape stuck to the white board the whole year. The ugly thing had disappeared! Thank you dear ones. I will miss you. The year as a whole has been a good one. And it was good because I grew as a teacher, a friend, a colleague and a mother because of two very special people in my life. Jennifer and Rukiya. They are both am...