1. Students telling me they finished an assigned novel early, because they “had to see what happened.”

2. 2.Realizing, in the first chapter, that the book I’ve started is going to be good.
   

3. 3.Finding, after the last chapter, that it really WAS good.
   

4. 4.Students laughing.
   

5. 5.Walking into one of the art rooms, because the students are always working on something cool.
   

6. 6.Sitting down as the lights dim and the previews roll, with a tub of hot popcorn and a Diet Coke.
   

7. 7.Sharing “AH-HA” moments in class.
   

8. 8.Listening to students read aloud something they’ve written.
   

9. 9.Discovering that a great yearbook picture is IN FOCUS!
   

10. 10. Learning something new.