When I got married midyear, I knew that changing my name would be a challenge for some of my students. So at my reception, one of my paras* snapped a picture of JD and I. She printed it and posted up on the board and all through my honeymoon, she reminded them daily of my name change. Then came Christmas break. I assumed that by the end, my students would all have forgotten about the change of names and all of my para's hard work would be undone.
I was sitting at my desk the first day back from break and in walked E. E is a student on the autism spectrum and has difficulty with language. She took one look at me and said "Santini! Italian! Mamma Mia!" and danced across the room. So adorable!!
* Para stands for paraprofessional/paraeducator. These are the wonderful people who help in the classroom as aides. I wouldn't be able to function without them!
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