It was a couple of events that took me by surprise and made me very proud and happy! I had a student that was doing extremely bad and just off track last year do a complete turn around he is making all a's and b's and won Mr. Cosmetology for home coming week. It shocked our principal and she said she was very proud of the student and the students grandmother came to me and said thanks for being a great roll model and pushing her grandson to do better. I drove my car in the homecoming parade while Mr.. and Miss cosmetology homecoming queen and king rode in car waiving and smiling. It may seem small to some but for that kid it was a big thing and was happy to be apart of the occasion.
AWESOME!! We celebrated homecoming week last week, too. It was like a "blast from the past". LOL! I'm so happy you are impacted the young people within your community> Keep it up!!
ReplyDeleteI know just how moving that can be to see a change in a student for the better. It is worth more than the paycheck that we receive. One of the reasons I left corporate is that I did not feel fulfilled enough by the work I did. I did not feel as though I could postively impact enough lives.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy for you. I wish many more of these days for us all.
In teaching, it is a struggle for the student as well as the teacher. The student is tasked with trying to meet and exceed the standard. The teacher is tasked with challenging the student with rigorous material to adequately prepare the students for college or the work environment.
Awsome!! Making a difference is what its all about! So keep the good news coming as I am living vicariously through my NTI classmates adventures in teaching and accomplishments!! love, LOVE LOVE good news!
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