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Santa Made Me Cry

Yesterday, our cohort had a Secret Santa gift exchange. Today, I am looking at the gift I received with tears in my eyes. O.K., yes, I'm a bit emotional these days--all the reflecting I've done and trying to explain to the world who I am as a teacher and what I want for my students. It's all been a bit much. But Janey's gift spoke to me on many levels and is worthy of tears! She presented me with a beautiful spiral-bound whimsically-designed journal. She wrote "Mrs. Brady's Quote Book" on the cover and then filled many of the pages with beautiful quotes and sayings that I know she selected just for me. It's cool and beautiful looking and I will refer to it often. It is also a wonderful model that I can piggyback off of to invent projects for my students. Thank you, Janey, for showing me what's possible! I'm already flooded with ideas, of ways students could create a special type of journal for themselves like this one Janey created for me. On another level, I am overwhelmed by all the time and energy Janey put into this project, when I know how busy and stretched thin we've all been. Wow. What is most moving, however, is the feeling I have that Janey really "gets" me. What a gift that is. I feel rededicated to my goal of giving that gift to each of my students.