I just finished Ms. Hempel Chronicles by Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum. Love. Love. Love.This book reminds me what it was like to be a middle school counselor and how absolutely raw and genuine those kids were. I miss those exhausting, exhilarating days now and then.
My favorite line:
"this was a feeling that Ms. Hempel couldn't shake: a conviction that she spent her days among people at the age when they were most purely themselves. How could she not be depleted when she came home, having been exposed for hours, without protection, to all of those thrumming, radiant selves?"
This is a lovely book. And the voice of a middle school teacher is spot on. Like being in the trenches again. A must read.
Not so subtle hint received. The line you quoted has me hooked. It's at the top of my list. So good to see you two times this week.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I think I might have a thing or two to learn from this as well even though I work with the younger ones.
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