The event this past week that took me by surprise was actually a good event.
School pride is something they are really working on at our school this year. They are doing a lot of things to try to get the students to buy into supporting the school. One of those things was to have some of the students anonymously vote for 'Teacher of the Month."
As part of the nominating process, students fill out a short form about who they would nominate and why. The teacher with the most nominations wins, I guess. Now let's get this out of the way right off the bat... I didn't expect to win. We have a lot of great teachers, in my opinion, and I simply don't stack up to them in my mind.
But, a cool thing that they are doing is that if a student nominates you, they give you those forms in your mailbox. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I received two nominations for the award.
One student wrote:
"I think he should be Teacher of the Month because he's a fun teacher and let's us have fun in class and gives fun assignments."
And the other said:
"He's got me into video production and he's there for anyone no matter what."
It was really nice to see those things, especially after that confrontation with a student who wanted to punch me. I am my own worst critic and I can be really hard on myself most of the time. But those students could have voted for anyone and they picked me, so that made me feel good.
That is awesome you were nominated by two students. I know if I get some sort of praise from my students it means so much to me! The students are the ones we are there for so it is so nice to see their appreciation. When you feel like they appreciate you you feel like you are truly making a big difference in the lives of the students.
ReplyDeleteYAY! What a GREAT thing to have heard. I feel like if we are making a difference just one kid at a time, that's a good thing.
ReplyDeleteCongrats!