Dismissal Observations

    Students need to feel comfortable to take risks, and in order to learn they need to take risks. It's the end of another productive day in my classroom and my students are buzzing with excitement about things happening in our school and in our classroom. I love to listen in on their conversations during these moments, the moments when they don't realize anyone is listening.

    I hear bits and pieces of excitement about math they are learning with my colleague. There is helping and sharing of ideas about how to do certain things on their chrome books. There are questions about what books are being read and explanations of stories that they share with each other. Reminders about bringing certain books home. Laughter about desks being messy and classmates helping each other find materials. There are helpers tidying up our room and getting it ready for the next day. There are students writing and students drawing and some taking the time to get a head start on their homework. All of this until the announcements call them to leave. 

    I love these moments so much even in the chaos of them. From these moments I learn about my students' personalities. I see how caring they are with one another. How they go out of their way to help one another. I learn about their interests. I learn about how they solve problems. But most of all I see how happy they are and how excited they are to learn and be in school. This makes me happy, this makes me very happy.