Value

I saw the value of my project again today. We were having our morning remediation groups and I told a young man how proud I was of him for how well he is doing. His expression said to me that he had never been told that before by a teacher.
Another instance happened today when we were starting our reading lesson. Many of my students were out for chorus, resource, and small group pullout leaving me with 10 students. During this time, one of my students figured out a division and mulitplication problem with the number of students in our group. I praised her completely for her very insightful work. It was not until later that she began to open up to me. I have been waiting for her to open up since the first day. I have been praising her and reaching out with positive communication with her famil. However, today there was breakthrough. I am so excited to see her change. What a day and what a project!!!