Cute Kids

I realized the other day that this school year is actually coming to a close! I can't believe it! Just like every year, I've come to love my kids and I know I'll have a hard time letting them go. But on the other hand, I'm not going to complain about going on summer vacation in about a month! Honestly, what other job lets you have 3 months off-- paid?! I highly recommend a teaching career to all of you! =)

I have a little boy in my class- we'll call him "Ben." Well, this week we were reading a story about a deaf lady who explains that she became deaf after being seriously ill. When we finished the story, "Ben" came & stood right in front of me, in front of the whole class, with a worried look on his face. And with panic in his voice, he asked, "So . . . people can get deaf if they get sick?" I realized how scared he was about this and I assured him that some people do-- but only if they are so so so sick that they're in the hospital and they're close to dying; but that doesn't happen to most people. He looked a little assured, then he asked, "So you don't go deaf by like having the flu?" I told him that that wouldn't happen. He thought for a second more, then still with a concerned voice, he asked, "K, well what about having the tv too loud?" I burst out laughing then as I assured him that he wasn't going to go deaf. So to all the moms that use deafness as a threat for turning down the tv, I'm sorry! I know that the next time "Ben's" mom asks him to turn it down, she might not be too thrilled to find out what his teacher told him. But I couldn't very well leave him there, trembling, believing that he should start learning sign language! With all the trials I've had this year, I will still definitely miss these cute kids!