Summer Can Finally Start

I am finally ready for summer to start. I had to get my comprehensive exam done before I really could settle down. Tomorrow I defend it.

Time to relax by the pool.

Also, on the 18th of June I got engaged!

Seniors go bye, bye.

Today is the last day for seniors. It's not truly a real school day for them because of our senior assembly, but it is the last day they will be in the building. I know some teachers say every year that the graduating seniors were a great group of kids. I'm definitely not a teacher who commends those who are unworthy of praise. My students know this all too well. However, this year's senior class was the most personable, energetic (in a good way), and pleasant class I have ever encountered. Granted, I only dealt with two classes of senior English a day, but I genuinely liked this group of students as people.

Although some were a bit happy-go-lucky at times, and some were a bit too quiet, the great thing about them was the fact that they never got mean-spirited. They were never too angsty. They were never too nasty with a sense of entitlement just because they were in their fourth year of high school. This was a blessing for our school that should not go overlooked. Classes in the past make teachers dismiss them with little more than a goodbye because of raucous behavior and bravado unbecoming of any group. Not the class of 2009 at Northview High School. I hope this class of good natured students do great things.

Good luck class of 2009. You make those of us eternally attached to education and schooling very proud. Stay positive! In this day and age, the world needs it.