What I have about myself as a teacher this past year is that I have lots of patience and had some sort of calling to be a teacher. There has been many times that someone younger might have given up, but because of age or ignorance I did not give up. Young people today are different than just even a few years ago. Patience has been a blessing at times in my classroom. The kids are always watching for your reaction to every situation. Sometimes students will try you just to get some sort of reaction or delay to instruction. There have been many occasions where the reward is larger than the detraction. As I have written several times in this blog, I am truly thankful for the support from my family, friends, the NTI instructors, and my boss. I did not to choose this new career path, it choose me and I am blessed.
I cannot narrow down what I have learned this past year to just a couple of ideas. This blog has been a vent, a learning tool, a summary, and a reality check for me and I have enjoyed the blog immensely.
Joe,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, it is hard to narrow down to just a few things that I have learned this year. I can tell that your experience and maturity bring a lot to the classroom including the endurance that is often needed. Your school is very fortunate to have you.
Thanks,
Ron