My Dearest 10A,
Hooray! We made it to summer. Indeed, some days crawling us but it seems like just yesterday. A yesterday, the “first day high” full of laughing mispronouncing your name. That yesterday that we were too awkward to greet each other in the morning. Yes, I am a little shy to admit but a part of me gets a little emotional when I say goodbye because you will be shipped off to 11 grades, I was a little denial that I will not miss you when you ask but the truth is I surely miss you… a lot! And this time I wanted to take a moment to reflect on our time together in Math class because you matter much to me.
Thank you for filling my every day with your “good morning Miss”. Thank you for making me important every day in doing all my request errands. Thank you for filling my desk with your complete classwork, quizzes, and tests. Thank you for sharing your life with me ( aside from doing Math) for writings, joking, and sometimes a love story conversation. Thanks for keeping me up on the modern technology and newest YouTube videos, Tiktok, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Reels. You keep me young every single day.
I'm sorry that there were times I was too overwhelmed and exhausted that I failed to reach out to your needy. I'm sorry that there were times when I got frustrated or lost my patience because I expected much from you that I know you are still young in the Math world and still learning Math. I’m sorry that I was not able to teach you the whole chapters of your textbook (we missed out on chapter 12) because I have to spend a longer time in other chapters.
Now, truth be told, I'm going to miss you all quite a bit. I'll miss your jokes especially Faith’s jokes and Sianna’s giggle not to mention Goodwind quality board work. Isatako’s effort and Wilmer’s unfailing patience to learn and to improve. I’ll miss every smile, your shocking face, every pop quiz. I’ll miss Sillass initiative to answer all board questions, I’ll miss Mama Ruthlynn, I’ll miss Roselina and Marryann’s warm hugs every end of your class with me. I will miss you all.
I hope you learned something from my Math class. I hope you learned to like at least one formula. I hope you feel more comfortable solving word problems. I hope that speaking and reporting in front of a large group isn't quite so scary now. But most of all, I hope that you saw my passion- my passion for teaching, my passion for young adults like you. It is my hope that I showed you that you matter and that you have potential and purpose in life because you do. Trust me, you do. I hope I taught you to laugh at yourself and to never be too busy to have fun.
You're off now to the next level of high school life and better things and opportunities will come your way. In two years more, you'll say goodbye to high school and hello to the rest of your life outside campus. I am so excited to see all the amazing things that you'll do, and the amazing places you'll go. Wherever life takes you, I hope you remember to live fully and enjoy every second of the moment you're in. Trust me, they go oh so fast. And one day you wake up and you're my age and you wonder where the last ten years of your life have run off to.
So, my dearest students enjoy this summer and make the most of it. Sleep longer time, eat plenty, laugh out loud with friends, shout loud out with others because this summer is your free time to do whatever will make you happy without the teachers stopping you.
Goodbye for now and see you around on Island. You are allowed to go but not allowed to forget me. God bless your summer!
