I am so excited that I just won the lottery and I am ready to travel around the world. I have been planning this for so long, and the time has finally come! Now that it is time for me to leave my position at Shaw High School, I just have one piece of advice for the teacher who replaces me: remember what's really important.
I think this is the most vital piece of advice anyone coming into teaching could ever receive. It is so easy to get caught up into the daunting everyday tasks and forget that our number one job is to be there for the students. A teacher may be mad at a student for eating in class, but maybe that student is eating because they don't get a meal at home. No matter how hectic our jobs get, we must always remember the reason we are teaching. In my opinion, having a positive impact on a student's life is more important than whether or not they are good at making videos. At the end of the day, it is the positive relationships which the students will remember years later and not the math equations or framing techniques. Do your best to teach them what you can, but make sure above all else that you work to make their lives a little bit brighter each day.
Anna Miller
Awesome any one can see that you teach not for money or fame but for the betterment of the students. Anyone would be unlucky to follow you as a teacher as I am sure you have left a lasting impact on at least one if not all of your students and would be hard to replace. All many of these kids, especially that one who is a problem, is looking for love weather they realize it or not. It is our job to show them that love that them might never see any where else. Enjoy your travels.
ReplyDeleteThanks Wade! Some days I feel like I am not making an impact, but I have to remember the good days! haha
ReplyDeleteThank you for the reminder. Relationships are what it's all about! The content will follow when that piece is in place...
ReplyDeleteBon voyage, Anna!
~Suzanne