returning

as you might know, I was out of my classroom for over two weeks. one week of that time was spring break, but the rest was because I was home recovering from my foot surgery. I was very nervous about coming back to school, because I thought I didn’t have enough energy to teach how I want to teach. what I discovered instead is that I feel so rested and recovered and just really calm and warm. I don’t feel frustrated with my students, and I think my heart is just really open to them right now. I’ve had time to do their grades, give them make up work, read and grade papers, and just generally be giving. I also had a lot of time to get organized when I was away and that was helpful, too. My heart feels open to my students, and it's really cool. I hope it lasts awhile...