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Beautiful realization from my 5th graders

for those of you who don't know i teach a 5th grade class science on fridays. before entering this class i was nervous at how the kids would view me as a person with a disability. it was hard for me because i have not been in a classroom with kids this age. however it amazes me how much God has worked through this 5th grade class and how much he has reassured me of what i am supposed to be doing. i had a beautiful realization after this fridays visit. let me explain

so this friday i originally couldnt go because of a meeting but this meeting was cancelled. so i showed up to class 5 minutes late. when i entered the room all of the kids said my name and were super excited i was there. this made me smile from ear to ear. these kids really love me. throughout the time kids would come up to me rather than the other teachers for help. i would joke with the kids, we had conversations about nicki minaj and one direction. but i think the best moment was when this quiet boy told me that if i were to have kids one day that the kids would be the luckiest kids ever and then the girl next to him said yes i wish you were my mom.

now to many people this may have just seemed like a sweet comment but to me it meant so much more. to me it meant that these kids did not see me as a person with a disability. these kids saw me as a regular teacher and look up to me. that comment made the world to me and brought down so many walls. it brings so much happiness to my heart knowing exactly why God has brought me to this profession. He wants me to show others that people with disabilities ar just like you but do things a little differently. God wants me to show kids while they are young the diverse population He has created and that every single person is made perfect in his image. every week these kids put joy in my heart and every week when they say hi or bye nicole i am reminded of the reason why i am put in their classroom and how much i love God's calling to me.

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