What goddess are you?

At Marshall, the students are particularly into soccer. Their free time revolves around the sport, and even a small thunderstorm can absolutely ruin their moods if they believe it will continue after school. One day this spring, the clouds started rolling in, and one of my advanced skills students asked me, "Miss, when will it start raining today?" I said I would check the forecast, but that was the best I could do. The student seriously shook his head and said, "No Miss, I need to know exactly when it's going to start. I need to make plans."

I laughed and said, "I think you must have me confused with Mother Nature...I'm Ms. Bennett, your language arts teacher." One of the other students said, "No Miss, you're more of a goddess than mother nature." They have a certain way of building my ego.

At that point, one of the girls I've struggled with all year said, "Miss if you were a goddess, you'd be Athena." Now, I've never been good at Greek mythology, and I fully admit it. I asked her, "That's the goddess of war, right?" (This seemed completely appropriate given our relationship this year.) She shook her head, and with utter seriousness said, "No, she's the goddess of wisdom and reason. She fits you perfectly." I was stunned. All I could do was smile and say thank you. They never cease to humble me at any given moment.