I rarely have a truly bad day at work.
Most days are just normal.
Yesterday wasnt.
Two things:
a) Have a student which I think Ive mentioned before on here - sweet kid, not really emotionally stable, but as a whole a nice sweet young man with a smile on his face.
He recently came home to find his father dead by suicide.
I was told yesterday that he is supposed to come by the school today to see a counselor, but he's asked if he could see me. No other teacher, no other staff member, wants to see me. WOW.
b) The other week was teacher appreciation week, they asked seniors to write letters to teachers. Completely voluntary.
I had nothing.
Yesterday one of the ladies up front came by, they forgot to drop off two letters for me.
Emotionally, it was a very high day, very moving.
Days like that, makes me know Im doing the right thing.
Hell yes.