My former students!

My former students!  Yes, today's post is dedicated to the many former students I've had the privilege of mentoring, and teaching these past 15 years as a middle school & high school teacher.  It is a rewarding profession because it feels like you're doing God's work.  As an ESL/ ELL Teacher, I've had extra important duties, such as calling doctor's offices, govt.  offices, and college/ university sports coaches to help get my kiddos in, by any means necessary.  I've gotten to know parents, uncles, aunts and siblings.  Beyond my ESL/ELL Teacher duties, I've also had the privilege of being the Faculty Advisor to our high school's African American Student Association, for 8 years.  Many of my students of color have also been on our school's Hip Hop dance team.  It was always great fun to watch them get the biggest and loudest applause at the annual Pep Rally before the big Thanksgiving day football game.  Now, in case you haven't seen other posts, I'm excited to be "going public" with the contents of my 2nd book, next week, on 2/1/21; and the book is all about this new, good, mission-driven company I've started, to support young people of color (and their families), and our first location will be in Roxbury, or Dorchester or Mattapan!  I'm inspired to know that I've been given a special mission from God/ the universe.  Yes, but before I "tell the whole world," next week, I thought that I need to honor my former students, and try to tell them first.  I've been trying to reach out to many over IG + FB, to invite them to some small-group Google-Meets, to tell them all about my big goals & grand mission.  If you're a former student of mine, and would like to join us, please send me a dm!  Our 3 small-group video calls this weekend will be Friday, 1/29/21 at 8:30pm, ... Saturday, 1/30/21 at 11:00am, ... and Sunday, 1/31/21 at 12 noon (all times are EST).  Would you like to join us?  Sure, just send me a dm, ok?  Thanks! ~ Mr. Chiocca ~ [book tour post, today = day 28, 1/28/21]