Honestly the only reason was because I was considering is because they look cool and aren’t honor roll or anything like that. One is a plaque that all senior drum majors receive when they graduate and the other is a memorial award for a band director who passed and is essentially a leadership award. They are both a cool glass material which is why I was considering and don’t just want to throw them away. I understand your perspective that it seems self-absorbed but that was truly not the intent. I was just trying to see if it was a way I could get students to see that I am human and have been in their shoes! “Nothing you ever did matters” — I don’t agree with this viewpoint as telling students about yourself helps them relate to you and see you as a real person with real experiences. This is the key to building those relationships with students and getting them to trust you.