Boon Hong Last Day at School

BoonHong's farewell card from her students

Meredith said "Dii Dii tekk" meaning that she knows these toys are for her brother. But she already started playing with some of the toys.

DSCN2812, originally uploaded by Meredith Sugar Land.

Time went by very fast. Two and half years ago, Boon Hong was applying to be a teacher after she became certified. She started teaching seventh grade math at Jackson Middle School. This school is an urban school in downtown Houston. Almost all her students are hispanics and many come from low income families. There are problematic students but there are also some good ones that made her think it's worth it. She struggled a lot initially but this year her students result have been improving and she is even made a lead teacher this semester. Today is the last day at school. Today she officially became stay home mom and begins next chapter in life. She originally planned to quit next January or February (1 or 2 months before her due date) but a few things happened that prompted her to quit earlier. The primary reason is she is rather stressed about a complication that has arise in the pregnancy. Another reason is this pregnancy seems to be a lot tougher for her than last one. She is always out of breath and breathing heavily and constantly tired. Today I went to picked her up and help her clear out her classroom. Teachers in her cluster (her team) had organized a baby shower for her on the last day. She received a lot of diapers, a big frog and many other cute things. Some gifts are from her students. Anyway, Meredith learnt to say that "Isaac tekk" and "dii dii tekk" when she saw all those gifts. But she is not shy about playing the toys first even though she said those gifts are for Isaac.