Guilty

I know I'm as guilty as anyone here. We all like to think we are completely unbiased, but seriously, we are only human. I had one student, who early on, really pushed my buttons. I thought to myself that "it's no big deal, I dealt with several kids like this last year." I new that he was just there to try and give me trouble all year. After our first edit session, I was blown away with how well he took to editing. I took him aside and had a real conversation with him about what he would like to achieve in class. I told him that I would show him everything I could this year. He has become a group leader and one of my most trusted students...and most talented. We never really discussed why we butted heads early on, but I'm certain he was just bored. That experience really opened my eyes to the possibility that I might have others like him, and it has really made me a more self aware teacher.