"I missed you, too," I responded, meaning it, even though we had read together just two days earlier!
"Where were you?" she asked as if I had been on an extended spring break excursion!
"I was in a meeting yesterday," I said making a sad face.
"Too many meetings," she said shaking her head as she headed down the hallway. "You should just say, NO!"
As we talked, I wondered, would she remember the story we had worked on two days before? Would she still be able to blend those sounds into words as she had begun doing during that last session?
As we walked, I thought about the benefits of PD..
As we walked, I smiled because as the old saying goes, "Out of the mouths of babes!"
As we walked, I smiled thinking of that old slogan, long ago, determined to protect our kids from substance abuse!
"Can we read now?" she asked.
"Yes," I smiled, "we can read, now."
6 comments:
Funny! I love PD events, too, they nourish my teaching soul. But, my kids say the same thing, too. :)
Ace Greenberg, who was the Chairman of Bear Stearns (once upon a time) didn't believe in long meetings. In case you aren't familiar with him, here's his obit:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/26/business/alan-c-greenberg-is-dead-at-86-led-bear-stearns-through-its-rise-and-fall.html. (I was a summer intern at Bear when I was in college. I never went to a single meeting.)
I totally agree with your little friend! I didn't become a teacher so I could go to meetings, but I sure go to a lot of them! Sounds like the two of you have a really special friendship!
Oh, I get grilled all the time too! Our kiddos know the schedule and are not too happy when there is an interruption. That's a special relationship you have created with her. Such a sweet story.
I love your story. I felt like I was standing close by and able to listen in. I agree with your reader, too many meetings! Sometimes I just want to TEACH without all the meetings.
Val
You have captured a sweet moment.
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