Wow!! Ever since I started teaching at Douglas County, I have been told “give it three years, it will get better”. Yes, I still have students that have the need to move on. They just do not understand that the program has changed. I only have two and one-half months and this group will be Pathway Completers. I really believe I have done everything needed to help them, and yes, I have seen changes in five of these students. Of course, I ask, why could I not make a change in all of them? It makes me sad that I could not reach all of them. But, I am happy to say that, I do not think it will take three years to get the program to meet my expectations and have in place the appropriate needs in order for my students to achieve success. I do understand that there will always be needs for changes. There are going to, at various times, be needs to do some things different. I realize, at this time, there are changes that are necessary to improve this program for the coming year. My plans are to make the required changes in order to improve our program. I have truly been blessed!
Michelle,
ReplyDeleteI know the feelings that you expressed. I am now at six years and at my two year mark I almost left. Two students changed my mind without knowing it. It was then that I realized that we can't save them all, but the ones that we can are worth it all.