I have to say, that this year has made me really regret leaving the television industry. I was good at that. I knew that job. And I was comfortable.
While it has been a difficult experience overall, there are those moments that make teaching worth it. While working on a project, I had a student come up to me with that excitement in her voice that I remember experiencing with my high school teacher. She was so into the project that she started telling me how she wanted to do "this" when she went to college. She was passionate about making videos and she has been ever since. Every day she comes in ready to work and has even volunteered to help me with the little things that I thought I had all taken care of. She is an excellent group leader and has made that particular class period a more enjoyable experience for me, as well as her classmates.
Honestly, her excitement is spreading and that class is becoming my favorite. (I know we shouldn't have favorites, but there, I said it.)
To sum up... all it takes is seeing that "light" click on for one student and the rest seems worth it. It's at least worth trying. If you don't try, you'll never get to see that light click on.
While it has been a difficult experience overall, there are those moments that make teaching worth it. While working on a project, I had a student come up to me with that excitement in her voice that I remember experiencing with my high school teacher. She was so into the project that she started telling me how she wanted to do "this" when she went to college. She was passionate about making videos and she has been ever since. Every day she comes in ready to work and has even volunteered to help me with the little things that I thought I had all taken care of. She is an excellent group leader and has made that particular class period a more enjoyable experience for me, as well as her classmates.
Honestly, her excitement is spreading and that class is becoming my favorite. (I know we shouldn't have favorites, but there, I said it.)
To sum up... all it takes is seeing that "light" click on for one student and the rest seems worth it. It's at least worth trying. If you don't try, you'll never get to see that light click on.
3 comments:
I agree with you, it only takes that one student to keep you hanging on. Just when you feel like you are not making a difference, you touch a student's life. I am happy that you have that effect on your students. Congratulations!! :)
As Aim says it is that one student that gives you a little more gas when you are sitting on empty almost. Josh just try to hang in there because at least once a week I sit and think "if I was still working at the tv station" but then I think about the fun that I have with my students most of the time and the job security. Tv station was always pressure packed and crazy hours. It will all come together, even when it does there will still be days that you want to leave... Man you are a great person and you know your stuff and you can motivate them
Josh - you will have many more experiences like this throughout your teaching career as you master different ways to reach and motivate your students . . . they are always watching you and needing motivation and attention so keep after it.
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