One of the things I love about teaching is the relationships I create with the kids I teach. We laugh together, fuss together (or rather, they fuss at me about how hard something is), have deep thoughtful moments together…

“Mr. S, you should put that picture on our class website!” the girl to the left declared. I didn’t, of course, put the drawing the girl on the right had created that she was none-too-proud of and mildly irritated at the thought of it being publicized.

After a moment, though, she added, “And put that picture I drew as well, so everyone knows what was going on…”