(or when you’re over 40).

September has almost come to a close, and I had an excellent first month on the job at Cleveland. The days have gone by so quickly, and yesterday I was reminded that I had only one more day to learn all the names of the children in the school.

Did I do it?

Do I know all the names?

No. I failed. I did not achieve my goal. I have not memorized every name of every child in the school. 🙁

To the boys and girls of Cleveland, I am sorry if I still don’t know your name when I see you. I am sorry if I use the wrong name when you say “bonjour” in the hallway. I tried, and I did not succeed.

Am I disappointed that I do not know all your names? Yes

Will I give up? Never!

So …

• Please! Keep coming up and testing to see if I know your name.
• Please! Keep coming up and sharing with me your name if I ask for help.
• Please! Keep coming up and asking about my tie.  🙂

I love talking to you.

Maybe I didn’t fail after all. Every day I get to talk to a fantastic group of children, and they are helping me learn.

How can that be failure?

Take care.