My refrigerator at home displays a colorful portrait of a Christmas bell given to me by a sixth grader by the name of Charles. On the back of the portrait is written, "You are the best sub ever." I discovered the picture on my desk on the last day of substituting for that class. I had been there a week. A week in which Charles made the only friend he had ever known. As the …
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…ever." Undeniably he found something in me that touched him in a way he had never felt. My disciplinary threats toward the children that taunted him meant more to Charles than words on a picture could ever express. The picture he left on my desk was simply an attempt to relay his gratitude. Silently a bond between Charles and I had taken place; one I hope will remain with Charles until his battles are over.