This has been an eventful week already and I haven't made it halfway through yet. Friday is the big dance for Student Council for Exceptional Children (SCEC). I didn't realize the immense amount of duties I had taken on since I was forced into being President. I am so thankful for my officers who are right there by my side. This friday we are having a Christmas dance for all students and adults with special needs. One of our professors and his wife are going to dress as Mr. and Mrs. Claus. I think I might be more excited than some of the children. I'm going to ask him for a flat screen TV, with a hunter green bow! I'm dreaming big!
Tonight was my second to last night of tutoring with my little first grader. He is adorable and I have truely cherished every moment with him. We have a habit of getting sidetracked from our reading and end up giggling. I was having him read the sight word 'at' and the word before it was 'she' and I was working on the 'sh' sound with him too much apparently and when he was attempting to read 'at' he goes, "SHAT!!" Needless to say we moved onto another word. This boy has become my little chunk of sunshine and his face lights up when he sees me, and mine does the same when I see him. The other week when we were reading his new books he got from the book fair for the first time, (because he came running at me telling me he got books for us, so I had to say yes) I asked him if he read at home with his parents, his response was, "My dad is always too busy and my mom doesn't really read anything unless its really really important." My heart sank. From my experience with him over the semester I have discovered how often he is neglected at home because of the little comments he makes unknowing what depth they have. I yearn for him to experience unconditional love and faithfulness. I wish I could take him home with me so I could shower him with love and attention that he deserves to grow into a strong young man he is capable of becoming. This verse came to mind for him...
"Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you." -Isaiah 54:10
-----one more story for the road, I asked my tutee what were some of his favorite cookies or treats so I knew what to bring if I wanted to surprise him next week as a fun last tutoring day. His responses are always brillant, he said, "Well I loooove pez. Oh and I also love macaroni and cheese for dinner."
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3 comments:
oh miss marcie!
you are such a good teacher & the best big kid i know! please get the giant pez for your lil guy! and maybe a book about mac n cheese!
Aww he sounds so cute! I'm glad that he has someone like you to love on him!
Anson says, "That was sweet."
I say, "Gosh I'm about to cry."
It amazes me when I find out how little reading is done at others homes. We read all the time here and our house is overflowing with books.
It also amazes me that the parents have so little time for him. That breaks my heart (although, I have been guilty of the same thing).
Kudos to you for taking time to invest in his life.
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