Actual answer on test (the question doesn’t matter):

I did what it says in the book like how your supposed to but My answer or thought may or is wrong. The median is the middle whisch is 6and hte mode is the number?

Later a sixth grader signed his email to me thanking me for my patience with him –

Thanks for your help! Sensory, C.J.

Sensory. Sincerely. Sure, I can see why he was confused. Or at least why his spell check didn’t get it. Maybe.

Teachers go back to work next Monday in my district. I’m looking forward to meeting my new students and their families and – oh, it feels great to be looking forward to the school year starting!