The eighth graders were excited to see me when I entered the science lab.
My sixth-grade science job was over, but I'd been asked to provide backup to another sub in a class that was known to be high-energy. Just like the sixth graders, these older kids were working on basic chemistry, but they were applying what they had learned about atoms and molecules in past years to balance chemical equations.
I was delighted to find that I remembered it all from high school, and I was able to circulate through the room, answer questions, and help the students as they practiced.
"You're really good at this!" one of my former students told me.
"You're really good at it, too," I returned the compliment, because he was.
"Maybe even better than English," he teased.
"Never!" I laughed and went to help somebody else.
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