I have three students going to college next school year. All three boys have been with me for more than ten years.

One of them is JEM, whom I have worked with since he was 4 and now he is 16 but I have not seen him for almost a year. This JEM always has a gadget attached to himself 😉

There is another JEM who has been with me since he is in second grade and now he is a candidate for high school graduation. He loves to eat a lot, plays the guitar (on hold for now), is inseparable with his music player and PSP.

KC on the other hand has also been with me when he was in grade two and like all the other two, will be graduating from high school at the end of this school year. KC loves to dance, listen to music, and take photos. He used to do extra work for their business which includes brochures printing.

It is doubly (or triple) hard for me to “let go” of them. It is like helping raise a child of your own only to let them go without assurance when I can see them again OR if I will still see them.

I know, teacher is getting “emo” and all but I can’t help it. They have been a part of my life, the life lessons I’ve learned and the challenges and happy times I’ve been through. I was privileged too to have been a part of their families, “growing old” with them and sharing each milestone they achieve and bump they have to overcome.

These are special moments we teachers feel and go through. I guess I have to get used to it because some of my students are getting to the stage where the three are now.

I hope that these experiences will prepare me to deal with how I will feel when the time comes and my children are old enough to start finding their own place under the sun.

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