Wow. I am amazed at the overwhelming enthusiasm for Valentines Day among 13 and 14 yr olds. Everywhere I look, girls are holding flowers, pink stuffed teddy bears, and chocolates. The walls are covered with hearts (thanks to student council) and little message hearts are being passed out like the average C grade. It is interesting to me that boys actually ask girls to be their "valentine." They then are expected give them something on V-Day but definitely no hand holding or kissing (at least most seem shocked I would even ask that)! I remember this big day when I was in middle school and I thought it was kind of.....gross. Now that I know this amazing boy named Tim, I love Valentines Day and can't wait to celebrate when I get home.
I will say that I have learned something valuable about middle-schoolers that I hope will help me with my own: they love to feel special. It is so cool to me when a parent will send something to their kids on one of these occasions. Their kids LIGHT up like the SUN. I love being a teacher sometimes.
Love it! They don't want parents to send things to school here anymore. We used to be able to send balloons, flowers, etc but not any more. I can see their point - but I certainly agree that EVERYONE wants to feel special!
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