The following
quotes that you shared have inspired me in ways I didn't expect.
"Develop success from failures. Discouragement
and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success." (Dale
Carnegie)
"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people
into thinking they can't lose." (Bill Gates)
Both of these quotes
made me feel better about my current situation as a teacher. I know I am new at
this, but this week was particularly hard for me. I had two IEP meetings back
to back and the first one was just so sad. I was in a room full of people,
counselors, fellow teachers, psychiatrists, and the parents of this student. To
see him so unwound and not willing to come to school really hit me hard and
made me really see the side of one of my students I had no idea about.
The second IEP was polar opposite of the first. The second
IEP meeting I had was one that made me feel really good about being a teacher.
It was a student with definite reading issues but he is one of my best
students. He is so respectful and a pleasure to have in class. Comparing him to
the previous student was like comparing apples and oranges.
When I got home that night all I could do was think about
the differences between the two students. It’s like it was in that moment I
realized just how hard it is to be a true teacher. Understanding that this
journey as a teacher will be filled with such difficulties and success make it
bittersweet for me. And while I know I won’t reach every single student that
walks through my door, maybe through my failures with them they will be my
successes with those students I am able to reach.
Mr. H
Before reading your post I didn't think about relating it to me being a teacher. On the college level, I'm really trying to "move-up" and I'm finding it difficult with my current credentials. I have experienced multiple failures but I'm definitely not going to give up. At my high school, we have a major health fair coming up and I'm really worried about community turn-out so it can be successful from that perspective. I agree that understanding the journey of being a teacher will come with ups and downs will help us understand that therein lays the success of it all.
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