Monday, March 2, 2015

SOLC15 - Day 2

Standing in line at the burger joint in town, I saw a former student walk up with his dad and brother. We chatted and checked in. I asked him about his older sister, now in middle school, who was also a former student. They got their ice cream cones and left while I was waiting for my order. A few minutes later, I saw two teen girls approach. Peering past wild hair color and black-lined eyes, I realized they were both former students and one was the sister of the earlier boys. We chatted and then they left, too.

Working in a small town gives one a chance for deep connections. It's my favorite thing about small town teaching.

(My least favorite is running to the hardware store in the midst of a project looking less-than-my-best and running into parents who want to have a nice, long chat with you!

4 comments:

  1. I live in a large city, but running into student I have taught is always fun. Coming from a small town, I also remember the days when everyone in town knew me because everyone knew my dad. I couldn't get away with anything. LOL! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. I live in a large city, but running into student I have taught is always fun. Coming from a small town, I also remember the days when everyone in town knew me because everyone knew my dad. I couldn't get away with anything. LOL! Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Running into students and parents can be fun or not. I live in the suburbs and occasionally run into families from school. Once I was sort of yelling at my own children in a Halloween store when a mother of a student greeted me. Oops. She seemed to think it was pretty funny.

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  4. Teaching in a small town can definitely have it's ups and downs! I love how you shared both sides of that! :)

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