It was perfect to end with my AP World group. As I had them take their final exam for my class prior to the AP exam so that we could use it to practice, and we spent the past couple of days going over the released free response questions for the AP exam, we used today to play my favorite end-of-the-year party game, Psychiatrist. It's a great game for large groups of people that had us all laughing through the exam period. I will likely see most of these students in my AP U.S. History class next year, but I was still a bit sad to see them go.
Meanwhile, Connor used at least part of his time today to fill out a job application so that we could drop it off on our way home. He walked into the store with his application and then walked back out to say that he already has the job and is supposed to report to work at 10 AM on Tuesday. We don't know specifically what he will be doing at Sweeny's ("the working man's store"), but he's quite excited about having his first (official) job.
Why is watching young people gain confidence and mature such a bittersweet experience?