Going into spring break leaving my students that Thursday I never thought in my wildest dreams that moment would be my last time in the classroom with those students. For many of you reading this won't mean anything. For some who read this you'll get it. And for the selected few that have gone through this journey alongside me I feel for you. My heart is in pieces right now, as I try and gather my emotions and try and put them into words. I simply can't. I was in this classroom for a little under 10 weeks. I fell in love with the profession even more than I could have ever Imagined. That classroom full of students were the funniest, tender hearted, sometimes hard headed, incredibly sweet, prankster, smart students. Leaving school on the last day before spring break was the hardest day for me coming up until today knowing that was my last day with having those students as mine, as they told me they would miss me and could not wait to come back and hear about my collegiate national basketball tournament, as my students enjoyed listening to stories about the team.

The students have taught me more than I could have ever taught them. Yeah, I taught them ELA and Math, but these students taught me to always keep trying even when things get hard. My students could tell when I had an off day and they would make me cards. When I lost my voice, yes they made fun of me for a while but then they would tell me throughout the day that they hoped I was feeling better. Those kids were my kids, and I could not have asked for a better class to help me grow as a person, sister, daughter but even more a teacher.

I am truly devastated that I will not be able to walk into my classroom and see all of my bright, happy (most of the time) students. I won't be able to tell my awful jokes that they laugh at. As a class we don't get to do our silly dances anymore. For some of these students I was their safe person, I was the person that was constant in their life. For me this isn't about whether I'll graduate still, if I'll be able to walk at graduation, heck if we even have a graduation. For me this is about the students who need that one person in their life who is now not there for them, its for the students who needed the school to get cooked meals, for those student who used school to get out of a hard situation, for a lot of students, school is so much more than math, and reading now days.

I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to work along the side of kind hearted people, who pushed me to be a better teacher for my students. To work with incredible students who helped me decide that this is truly something that I want to do for the rest of my life. For those people who took time to see how I was handling the situation. I absolutely love the school I was able to be a part of for this semester. I know I picked the right profession.

Love you always 2H, 2020 I appreciate all of the memories with this class. You will always be remembered.

XOXO Miss. Hall.