I had the second out of three parent's evenings tonight and after my successful first one, I wasn't too worried about this one. All I wanted to do was get it over and done with without any parent telling me they didn't think I was doing a good job! But I never expected what I did get!
I think I felt so much more relaxed and had some really good conversations with some parents and a bit of a laugh, which was really nice. It felt like they actually had faith in me and wanted to talk to me as a human being and not just someone that they thought might or might not be teaching their child well. By the time my last parent arrived at 6:20, I was ready to go to bed but I was so grateful for what the parent said to me that it made all these late nights and constant workdays worth it.
She actually thanked me for everything that I was doing and will do for her son. In her words, she thanked me for laying the foundation for her son and she called me an unsung hero. And at that moment in my tired, mentally and physically drained emoional state, I just felt like crying. Crying a sigh of relief and of happiness. You can impress your headteacher or mentor but to impress and have that said by one of the parents whose child is in your care, that is on a whole different level.
It felt amazing. It really did!!
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