Master Teacher...

Well, never really thought of myself being or becoming a master teacher any time soon. I figured that title was only for teachers that had been teaching for over 20 years. Well, considering I got New Teacher of the Year last year, I would say I'm on my way. This school year am noticing more students raving about my class. I am now noticing more and more teachers at the school telling me about my automotive students talking about how much they love my class. My repeating (2nd and 3rd year) students are listening to me more and are actively engaged during class. I am also finding myself lately to be a little less stressed out. Last year I was a stressful mess, so, I suppose I'm learning to not take things personally finally. This is my third year teaching automotive. I taught music for a few years at a private school. Public schools are totally different. I feel that each year I am teaching, I am growing and learning how to read people better. When I was at the private school, I wasn't burdened with paperwork and I actually had time to work with students one-on-one and learned how to speak to students to get the response that I wanted. I guess years of working in an automotive shop with a bunch of guys has changed that perspective in me. I feel like I am getting some of it back though.