This is why I love my job!!!

Here is a group of students that I taught while I was living in Pensacola, FL. These kiddos are from the last class I had there. They were 1st graders who have now grown into 4th graders. I cannot believe how much they have changed. I guess I was still expecting my little babies. I was a little saddened to see that they have grown up so much. I wish I would have gotten a picture with all of my old students but didn't really think about it until the end. It was so good to see them all again though. Many of them came running out of their classrooms when they realized I was there. And I heard from several teachers that they still talk about me all the time. It's times like that I realize that I played a special part in the kids lives....that I actually made a difference. And that's what teaching is all about!!! I love the relationship that I made with these kids!