Graduation Speech: Appleause On The Monkeybars

I have worked with and met almost 40 going to be 2nd graders in the past 3 weeks. And it was one of the best experiences of my life so far.

It really made me realise how much of a passion I have for working with/teaching kids. I have met some of the funniest, brightest, and enthusiastic 6 and 7 year olds ever, and i 'm going to miss waking up and working with them every day.

They 've taught me that you 're never too old to play tag, spiders are really interesting creatures, no body wants to write post it notes, that you should date anyone your age, applesause on the monkeybars is dangerous, the splash pad is pretty much the best place ever, bandaids fix everything, crayons are easier to color with without the wrapper, and they 've helped me

I 'll miss you too, Logan.

And I can 't forget mister Isaac Freeland.

Isaac, you are one kid i 'll never forget. On the first day, you were the first kid I was exited to see again, and you were the one who convinced me to play tag, and youbwere the reason I wanted to come back to summer school again. You are one of the sweetest boys ever, and you really don 't deserve the stuff that happens at home to you. I didn 't know about any of that till today, and no kid deserves what you 've dealt with. You are such a strong little guy and it amazes me how you can still show up with a smile on your face every day.

I know it has to be so hard to live without your mom; I could never imagine that. But the way that you always clung to me made me feel so special. I wish there was some way that I could see you after school 's over because I will honestly miss you and your raisin bread and juice boxes, the mooing animal crackers, laying on my leg during sharing and how you never want to sit in your chair, reading Fly Guy countless amounts of times, and your hugs and hanging on my arm, wiping your sweat on my arms, and your "good mooowrnin!"s every morning, to the meows, the orange day, and everything about you a lot. You are one of the smiliest kids i 've ever met, and you deserve the world. It kinda sucks to me knowing that you won 't remember me because you 're so young, and you 'll get another teacher to cling to in a few weeks, but really honestly thank you for making me realise what I want to do with my life. Isaac, you never fail to put a smile on my face with your adorable comebacks to everything, and your personality is adorable. I 'm really gonna miss you, Isaac. Don 't forget about me buddy, because I 'll never forget about you. Thank you for making me realize what is