A Kind Student Assists a Tired Teacher

I should know better than to push myself when I'm tired, but that's what I did on Friday after classes.  I pushed myself to get my lesson plans written and online.  Then this morning, when I checked my e-mail, I found this very kindly worded message from one of my star students:

Dear Mrs. Tina Martin,

Here is Linh Tran, your ESL 140 student. How are you doing? I think that you have recently been very busy, haven't you? Please take time to take a break!

I'd like to let you know that you put week 11 of ESL 142 in lesson plans of ESL 140.

For ESL 140 student, we now almost finish unit 4, but your plan will jump to unit 6. You don't want unit 5, do you?

Hopefully you will have a wonderful Sunday!

Have a good night with sweet dream!

Please take care,

My best,

Sincerely,

Your student,

Linh Tran

 

I responded.

 

 Dear Linh,

Thank you so much!  I think I need you as an assistant.  After getting your message, I made changes and saw that I had made even more mistakes.  I was trying to get the lesson plans online quickly, but I was too tired to do it without making major errors.  Thanks to you, the web site will now be useful instead of confusing!

You're such a thoughtful person--really smart and really kind in the way you express yourself.  I feel blessed to have you in the class.

Have a beautiful Sunday.