text: The Power Rangers franchise previously inspired two live-action films from 20th Century Fox: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie opened in theaters in 1995 and Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie opened in theaters in 1997.
  
  Let's start with my students. When I first became a teacher, I heard it said that you never forget your first class, and while this is absolutely true, I think I've actually had more of a lasting connection with the students from my second year teaching. They are the ones who still text me, message me on Facebook, and ask to get together for lunch or coffee now and again. Of course, there are students from every year who do this, but I've remained close with more of my kids from my second year than every other year combined.
  Bonding with my students is kinda my "thing." It's what makes me tick. Of course, I've connected with and grown to love many, many of my former students. What I've found, though, is that this bond isn't as quick to form as it was in my early years. I found this especially frustrating when I was working in Baton Rouge, when I didn't even like my students until Thanksgiving (yes, there were exceptions, but I'm speaking about my students as a whole). I ended up loving them to pieces and calling them my babies... my babies who made me go gray... but it took a while to get there. And I was convinced that this is just the way it was going to be for me.
  Last year, when I worked as a teaching assistant, I L.O.V.E.D. my students. But I was also in a position where I got to be their helper, not their disciplinarian. I didn't have the stress that comes with dealing with the paperwork of teaching (planning, grading, IEP meetings, parent communication, etc.), which left me plenty of time to just get to know my kids. That was my favorite part about that job.