Teaching
Think back on your fondest memories of classrooms past. What
made those memories stand out? Was it the camaraderie of fellow students, or a
growing respect for your teacher and vice versa? Or was it the moment of
clarity when you understood something for the first time and reveled in it?
Todd Whitaker said this about teaching:
“The
best part of teaching is that it matters.
The hardest part of teaching is that every
moment matters, every day.”
Teachers are special people. They do their thing in front of
students every day. They are on the job constantly. It is the nature of helping
other minds get the material and use it. They seek the latch that will open the
door to a student’s understanding. Such is the challenge and variability of the
teacher’s profession. Always on and thinking. So others can do the same
eventually on their own.
The profession is filled with disappointments to be sure.
But the rewards must be amazing when eyes open and jaws drop as students get
the material.
We are fortunate that teachers want to do this job, indeed
feel it necessary to do this job! We are the better for it.
Do we support our schools as much as they deserve? As much
as our kids deserve?
September 28, 2013
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