Answered Prayer

And I survived the day.

More than survived, I did it all with a smile on my face. Even when my students were loud and noisy, I kept on smiling because at least they were loud, noisy, and working on their worksheet.

All I could do today was say a prayer, "God, please help me through these next two periods. Remind me that the students are PEOPLE first who have feelings and interests and maybe English isn't one of them but that doesn't mean I shouldn't teach them with any less enthusiasm than all my other classes."

And I got some great ideas for next week consisting of students listening to American pop music and filling in the blanks with my advanced classes responding to how they feel when they hear that kind of music.