James Hosler shares an important moment from yesterday in his Latin classes:
I just kicked a kid out of my last class of the day. I hate doing that, but he just wouldn’t shut up. Real cute… you know the type, right? I had already kicked him out once a few days ago, too. So this time I contacted his football coach, VP, and mom.
I hope I can always remember how solid I felt when I stood over his desk in the hallway, just before I was going to let him back inside after the 15-20 minutes of CI was completed. He wasn’t looking at me, of course. He is just a child. I said, “Look at me.” He glanced up. Looking at his shaky eyes I said calmly, “I will not let you ruin this year for me.”
God, how good did it feel to have mastery over myself in that moment. I had mastery over myself and so of course I had mastery over him. God, give us peace and space when we need it most.