This site is a class blog space for new Career and Technical Specializations and Heathcare Science teachers enrolled in the New Teacher Institute (NTI) at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
What do I feel most proud of in my teaching this week?
I feel most proud of the fact that my students trust me enough to come to me with anything. This is not just for this week, but since I first started teaching on the high school level. I am very proud that I have a good rapport with my students. Even when they share information that I have to report, overall I think those students share with me because they really want someone to know, but they don't want to seem as if they are snitching. I have students come to me about their home life, school and even court issue and I try to steer them in the right direction. This past week a student asked me a personal question that I could not answer. Some female students were talking about feminine hygiene and she was embarrassed that she didn't know about a particular item they were talking about so she came to me. I usually have an answer for everything, but I advised her to talk to her mother. So, often times I can't discuss certain things with them, I feel honored that they would ask me.
Mortissa, You are honored. Remember what we said this summer. Your students have to see you as a human being or they can't learn from you. Your students obviously see you as not only a human being, but also one they respect and trust. Dr. J.
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