In His Own Words
About Him
Last week we were all sharing a New York Times article around the office about teacher Kyle Schwartz's experiment in her third grade classroom, where she asked her students to finish the statement "I wish my teacher knew..." The responses from this exercise are both heartwarming and heartwrenching.
This forced me to dig deep into my boxes of teacher stuff, because I used to do something similar on the first day of school. My prompt was different - "The most important thing you should know about me is..." - and I can't remember if this was my own idea or inspired by Harry and Rosemary Wong (as I used to reread The First Days of School every August), but my purpose was the same: I wanted to get to know my students. Activities like these give children the opportunity to let their teacher know what inspires them and what causes them to shut down, and you realize that most students start the school year optimistic and with a desire to be academically successful.
So here are the responses my students gave during my fourth and seventh years in the classroom, which represents freshmen and sophomores in Brooklyn and juniors and seniors in New Mexico. I transcribed these from the first batch of emergency contact cards I could find, in the exact order they were in when I took the rubber band off of them this morning, and as typed each one I could see the student's face and hear their voice saying the words
About His Ideal Match
Someone who you'd spend a long time with (if not your whole life). Could be the person you're with now, could be someone you have yet to meet.
Describe him or her. What is he or she like?
My ideal partner is someone who can make me laugh even in the worst of situations; someone who brings up my mood when I'm feeling really down. He isn't the sexiest man out there, but he is pretty attractive in his own way. I don't pay much attention to looks; it's mostly secondary to me. Personality is what reels me in.
Someone funny. Stupid jokes, bad jokes, it doesn't matter, as long as you have a personality. Someone who knows about the world and has some sort of passion in life, who motivates me when I wanna give up. You want a companion who you can trust in life, not some crazy wild mofo who's just interested in sex and is never there when you really need him.
He would never get bored of hearing about my day and vice-versa. He would love to lay in bed for hours just talking and holding hands.
AND HE WOULD LOVE KIDS AND DOGS. I can't be with someone who hates either of those.
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About Him
Country of Origin: |
Ghana | |
Location: |
Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana | |
Gender: |
Male | |
Age: |
27 | |
Star Sign: |
Virgo | |
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About His Ideal Match
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