What Makes the Job Worth Doing

There are few things right now that make the job worth it. This girl in my sixth grade class does :) Today she got really excited, told me, "I practiced!" and showed me literally pages of her signature. I told her she could have a writing sticker (the kids LOVE stickers). We talked about the Peanuts comic on her pencil case. She knew Snoopy's name, but not the name of the comic, or Charlie Brown, or Woodstock (to be honest, the name of Snoopy's best friend eluded me till I flipped the pencil case over). I explained the meaning of the comic to her, and filled in the missing information of the other characters. She made a point of coming to me to get the sticker after class, almost a gentle chastisement for forgetting. She is absolutely adorable.