My Shoelace has had Enough

Today was the coldest day so far: 63 degrees. It was also rainy, however, which added a complication not only to my morning, but also created a huge hike in our schools' absences today. 

Today Josue and Charlie were both absent from my classes, but I noticed my impact directly on another student, we'll call him Jesus (Hay-soos). So Jesus normally is super disruptive in class, but he can generally get work done when instructions are repeated (he is often talking through instructions and misses ten). So today, he was extremely disruptive at the beginning of class, but as soon as I focused my attention dokey on him by kneeling next to him, and explained exactly what he should be doing, he got on task and worked, even when I walked around the class. All it took was a direct intervention in his behavior! Very rewarding. 

Afterschool went swell today!! At the end of the program, we did a group share of "highs and lows" and 2 out of 3 highs were about coming/joining after school! It was great. They made up the rules that we're going to follow during our program, and a lot of them came up with some awesome rules, as well as spot-on reasons for why we need to have rules! I was very proud to be in charge of that group today. 

My shoelace stayed in place all day, through 10 hours at school, eating dinner at the Rusty Bucket, and walking through Walmart, and then came untied  as I was approaching my apartment door. What's that all about? On the other hand, I kind of know how it felt. 

Good night.