My wonderful and brilliant Aunt, who was a teacher for many many years gave me this advice:

“Find at least one bright star each day. It can be an “ahh” from one of the students or a question that let’s you know that they are thinking and listening.”

I realize it is brilliant advice. I tried it for one day and then forgot about it. But that day I had two bright stars, a couple students who were just so excited about recording their own music in our computer lab, and then another new student whose attitude was SO positive it made me light up.
Needless to say I need to begin practicing this again. And you get to be my listening ears. Here goes nothing.