A smiling face

Our students look to us constantly for praise. They want us to tell them that they have done a good job. Sometimes because I am busy trying to make sure I have crossed all my t's and dotted all my i's I forget this. The other day a student of mine sat through a lesson trying very hard to read and not whine that she couldn't do it or it was too hard. When the lesson was over I realized this so I went over to her and told what a great job she had done. I told her I was very proud of her. I also told the teachers assistant and the teacher. They also spoke to her and told her that they were very proud. The rest of the day she was on cloud nine. She was smiling and got excited about her other lessons. She also declared that she was going to be nicer to her teachers. True to her word she did exactly that for the rest of the day. It is hard to believe that something so little can make a big difference for our students.