We had many students out of school yesterday. Several students were out of the building for sports and music. We had the state track meet in Ardmore and the Tri-State Music festival in Enid. Some seniors seem to feel as if school for them should be over.
So most of my classes were about half full. I am always torn when things like this happen because I want to carry on school and help my students achieve the best education they can get. But I know that what I teach that day will be missed by many students, so I may have to repeat much of what we did next week.
I did have one of those moments we teachers live for. The time when a student really "gets it". We were watching the end of Our Town, which deals with the funeral of one of the main characters, a girl named Emily who dies during childbirth. She realizes that the living never truly appreciate the gift of life and the pleasure of little things. When I asked my students what the theme of the play is, one young man, a bright kid who often does not show out his intelligence, told the class, "It's that everyday life is beautiful."
I went home feeling very good about the profession I have chosen.
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