September Strangers

Just like I tell my students, "We are strangers in September, but watch what time will do." By the middle of the year, right around now, I look around my class room, and there are no strangers. There is this group... Some do opt out of participating more often than others, and some act up and get a free choice to disengage momentarily, but the strangers have become friends and the awkward false connection has become a real, meaningful group with a connected task. How? Because of time and experiences... I am thankful for my job, and for my students (all of them), God bless each life... back to it tomorrow.