Success!

It's been a rather interesting past few days. All of the kindergarten classes have been in rare form. From puking during snack time, to destroying valuable collector's items, to throwing all out tantrums, I am pretty sure I've seen and heard it all so far this week. It's almost enough to make me want to throw in the towel.

But then they go and surprise me.

Today's goal was finishing up assessments for progress reports. I dreaded testing two particular students, both of which were on the lower end of the academic spectrum. I finally called them back today (individually), and was pleasently surprised. Scatch that, I had my socks blown completely off. Both kids whizzed through the assessment with confidence and near 100% accuracy! I wanted to get up and do a dance; I was so thrilled! Their smiles before going back to their previous activities were priceless. A much needed reminder of why I teach.

Man, I LOVE my job!