My work here is nearly done; no, I'm not talking about blogging but my alternate existence as a teacher. Last night was our graduation, and for the first time since our school opened six years ago, we were rained on. Now I know how my colleagues look when they get out of the shower! After our soggy ceremony I went to a dinner hosted by the family of one of my graduates. All I can say is that if every family were like this, teaching would truly be a dream job, and we would be living in a very different world. This family invited all of the teachers to dinner at a local restaurant, where they thanked us and honored us for educating their son. Our student gave a little speech thanking each of the teachers individually, and at the end of the evening the mom told a few cute stories about what our student was like as a little boy. This is a lovely family, who raised a courteous and honorable son and daughter, and it was a tremendously nice way to spend graduation night (even if I was still damp when I got home at 9:30 last night!).
So today I'm feeling great, if a little tired. If you are visiting on the Book Blog Hop, welcome. Bibliophiliac is my blog: I write about books and the reading life, and sometimes about my life as a teacher. I'm a passionate and voracious reader, and it all comes back to books for me. Of course I gave my student a bookstore gift card as a graduation gift!
Thanks to Jennifer at Crazy for Books for hosting the blog hop--I have found so may wonderful book blogs to follow through her auspices.
13 comments:
Swinging by from the Blog Hop. :) I'm a teacher, too, and just had our graduation rehearsal today. Two more weeks! Anyway, I'm enjoying your blog!
Job well done! Hope you get to enjoy at least part of your summer (although I know teachers really do work all years round. If they arent' teaching, they're planning).
Hopping over from the Blog Hop. Hope you have a great holiday after all the hard work!
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I've been reading your blog for ages but I'm a new follower via friend connect and the blog hop. Pussreboots.
hopping over when I saw the blog name. Love the Bibliophiliac set up and will be back definitely.
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Thank you so much for commenting on my blog. Your blog is lovely as well. I will definitely be visiting and following.
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Hopping back at you. :)
Sounds like a lovely evening - even if you got wet!
Hopping by to say hello :)
Great blog.
Hope you can stop by.
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Well done, and enjoy your summer! What a nice family...if only more of them were like that.
I just became a follower. Thanks for stopping by my blog as well. We do have a lot in common. What do you teach? I teach Social Studies at a inner city high school. I rarely get any thanks from parents or students. I wish more people would take time to appreciate their teachers. It is a very demanding job, physicall and emotionally. Have a great day!
Thanks for hopping by! I'm now a follower of yours as well :)
Thanks to everyone who stopped by on the hop. Once again, I found many new blogs to follow!
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