Connected Engaged Or Affirmed

I think that everyday this week I felt connected engaged and affirmed. However If I have to choose just one moment, I would say it was when there was a student that I was fighting to get out of my class, becuase of his abnoxious behavior has really become my class leader in some ways. This particular student has an IEP and he really can be difficult at times. I have had to put him out of my room for behavior issues more than once. I realized what teaching was all about when that same student has stepped up and become on of the most reliable students in my upper level class. I found a technique that I learned about this summer really does work. The particular technique allowed this student to become a helper to me which makes him feel very important and allows him that creative freedom that he needs, in order to adjust those behavior issues. I was affirmed when another teacher said to me..."How did you actually get him to do something?" I think that I may have found the next Steven Spielburg...I am so glad that I placed my emotions to the side and tried something new with this student.