Today I got the nicest compliment of my teaching career thus far. I told our beloved secretary, Ms. C, that I'm leaving the school, and she did the standard few sentences about being sorry to see me go, etc. Then she thought for a few moments and said, "I've seen a lot of people come and go over the years, but there are four that I am really, truly, sorry that we lost." The true compliment here was the list of four: Mr. M, Mr. A, and Ms. G. M was from before my time here, but it is a HUGE compliment to be put in the same category as the other two. Especially A.
Also, she said, "You're going to be a master teacher. I can just tell." I loved the acknowledgement that I'm still a beginner. When people claim that I am currently a good teacher, it's usually hard for me to believe. I loved the way she put this, and I hope it's true.
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