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Friday, October 2, 2009
3rd week
Well that moment I would have to say was today. We were talking about infection control when we got on the subject about check ups and found out most of my kids never been to the dentist or the eye doctor not to mention a regular doctor and I was able to help 15 kids get appointments at the eye doctor and get free glasses and so many kids in the 12 grade still don't know much about their bodies so I had to go there before the students ask the wrong people for answers and if I can save students from having health problems. and a bad life then I have done my job. I don't want to save one student. I can never say I did not try to change a life from ending up on the wrong path.
Great work Zelda. That is going beyond, & your students will probably remember your kindness for a long time. Sometimes I think we are focused on standards, lesson plans and the learning that has to take place that we really have no idea what difficulties may be happeneing in students daily lives. They probably learned something that no standard can be written for. Sad that that is what happens. Keep up the great work
ReplyDeleteGreat job Zelda. A friend of mine for culinary school started teaching at the same time as I did and we often talk about how we are teaching them so much more than just the curriculum. You proved that!
ReplyDeleteHi, Zelda - what a very real way to help your students - good for you!
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