Tuesday’s Lesson

There is so much on my mind.  So many thoughts, ideas, swirling around.

Most of them are not my story to tell.

I think everyone who writes a blog goes through this.  Stories that could be shared because they are meaningful, comedic, heartwarming, etc, but they don’t belong to you.  They aren’t  your property.

Even some are stories of my own, but fall outside the scope of this writing.  When I began writing, I set careful parameters for myself and sometimes the list of what I will not blog is longer than the list that I will.

For instance, I don’t often write about my work.  It’s not a teaching blog.  But sometimes there are quick moments that are more about me personally, than my students.

I had complained heartily to my principal about the deafening noise outside of my classroom door as other students went to lunch.  It was truly hard to concentrate.

She made an announcement this morning that all grades were to be quiet in the halls while waiting for lunch.

I explained this to my homeroom, and said that we were going to be quiet, even though while we are in line there are no classes going on downstairs.

One astute young man looked me right in the eye and said with no trace of malice, only slight amusement, “Because you don’t want to be a hypocrite.”

Exactly.

And they were quiet.

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