Caught off guard

When Tonya Moseley of KING5 News asked me what made the class of 1990-91 special in my mind, I just spaced. Appearing as a blathering idiot in front of the camera is not a good thing. I am sure that if video had a cutting room floor, that part would be down there.

What made them special, is what most all of my students had that made them special. They were honest of spirit, they wanted to learn and to grow, they were basically good human beings who just wanted to love and be loved.

I know that most teachers have these rules that a teacher should never befriend their students. But then, I was never very good at following rules.

I always thought the humans learn better when they are in a harmonious environment.

I don't know if I told this class this, but there are students to whom I have said, that when you grow up, I would like us to be friends.

Now that I am on Facebook, I am discovering how true that is becoming.

It is cause for celebration.