An apology makes all the difference

Bad days. We all have them. That was yesterday for me. It wasn't just cranky kids. It was expensive car repairs. It was the rain that started just as I was getting ready to bike home. It was a neighbor's car alarm that went off in the middle of the night previous to yesterday. It was that pounding headache. And it was a little boy who was "mean" to me.

But this morning I walked into my classroom to a smiling boy holding a letter that melted my heart and restored my faith in humanity.

Please note: I said nothing to the parents of this child about his behavior yesterday. I figured we all have days where we aren't our nicest, friendliest self - I was willing to cut him some slack. But he must have confessed.