Today I saw her during block 4 and I don't even remember what she was talking my ear off about but then I interrupted, "I wrote about you and Adam on my blog."
"AHHHHH, MS. BREZEK! WHYYYYY?" She paused, then continued, "I gotta read it."
Lauren was overhearing this and says, "Oh, on bigtimeliteracy? Let me pull that up." (Lauren did her first slice of life challenge in 4th grade with me, FOUR years ago, nbd.) :-)
She does and reads it. She tells me, "You write so descriptively."
My heart swells. Because (1) she compliments my writing, but more so (2) she can appreciate descriptive writing.
Annie walks back over to me, all smiles. Kinda embarrassed, but also kinda appreciating the attention. "You're like my mom, Ms. Brezek." She's smiling, kinda laughing. "Like, she does stuff like this. I don't know, you're just kinda like her."
(I honestly don't remember anything she said after the comparison.)
Mostly I was just feeling like I got the best compliment ever.
It always feels so good to receive a compliment. In this post, I can tell how much it meant to you, especially coming from students. As a fellow middle school person, I can appreciate how rare this kind of compliment can feel, so big congrats to you! And yes, your writing is wonderfully engaging!
ReplyDeleteThat's so sweet! I've had one kiddo compare me to his mom and it made my year. Something about how I never give up on him. Great slice!
ReplyDeleteSo very awesome. :)
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