Throughout the school year, students have asked me to come to their sports games, and since I've been in class most evenings, this has been impossible. I really wanted to see my kids in action, so I was excited when one of the seniors came in and told me there was going to be a game on a Saturday about a month from the current date. I was actually surprised he was so interested in me attending; before this time my rapport with the seniors wasn't very strong. In many ways I was more of an observer than a teacher in that class. But he definitely cared, and he checked back with me about once a week, reminding me about the game.
Last weekend the day arrived and my husband and I went to see them play. I knew the kids would be excited to see me, but I had no idea how excited I would be to see them. I was surprised by the sheer number of my students on the team. I knew many of my students were on the team, but there were really only one or two students on the team that I didn't know. The kids made the word "teamwork" sound like an understatement. Knowing, as I do, that they have grown up together since they were very young, I shouldn't be surprised, but it was almost as it they read each other's minds. I was proud to see them so passionate about something, and so successful, but the experience left me with one question-- how can I make them feel that way about English?
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