So far this SCHOOL year, I’m thankful for…

11.23.09 By Kati Delahanty

the chance to teach.
each and every unique and complex student I get to work with.
our “Native Son” unit.
my laptop for learning.
my students’ loyalty to their families.
inspiring colleagues.
whole-unit circles.
COLLABORATION!
a birthday card from my students written in the M.E.A.L format.
year-long buss passes.
Dansko clogs—they’re part of the uniform, right?
having a classroom RIGHT NEXT to the teachers’ bathroom.
the 5 brand new (gum-less) tables I scored two weeks into the school year.
the “New Moon” calendar Ms. Schecter gave me.
inter-library loan (if I could just get it timed right).
the note I snatched (in kind of a rude way) during class that, in the end, said ‘I love this class.”
the poems that former students wrote and dropped by that are rapidly taking up all of the space on my bulletin board.
facebook status updates from my BTR people about their students, successes, and—yes—even their struggles.
experiencing August Wilson’s “Fences” with 25 students at the Huntington Theatre.
the J.Crew and Ann Taylor Loft educator discounts.
the chance to watch Russell (a former student’s boyfriend) dance on So You Think You Can Dance.
this blog.
and…THANKSGIVING BREAK!