They are learning earlier and earlier...

This was an extraordinarily long week. My students (and I) are in the last stretch of the year, and they are very wiggly. I find myself more and more exhausted as the day ends, almost fighting to stay alert and awake.

Today one of my students, we'll call him Picasso, found himself in an interesting predicament. He had gotten into an altercation with another student yesterday over Pokemon cards. (I would like to write my legislator and request they be banned.) I informed him that I was just SO disappointed that I couldn't even look in his direction. He was far too smart for these actions. Later in the morning, he approached me and gave me a hug. He whispered in my ear, "I'm so sorry about getting into that fight." I told him I forgave him, but it didn't take away that I was disappointed.

So you wonder where I'm going with this. Going to lunch he stops me and says, "You know, you should really wear your hair like that more often. It looks so good." I was baffled. Like this? Like how? He says, "In a ponytail."

I wear my hair in a ponytail EVERY DAY. It doesn't start that way, but it ends that way. This day is no different. Then, of all things, he winks at me.

Wow. They are learning earlier and earlier. I don't ever remember "sweet talking" my teachers.