As we prepared to leave Thursday our teacher quickly reminded us that we needed to say goodbye to the kids. We immediately went through the lunch line to share some quick " have a great weekend" " see you next week" and high fives. It might be just my imagination, but the kids were sad to see us go. We have only been working with them for 2 weeks and I'm already attached! But what was more obvious was that they were already attached too.
This has an impact on me as a future teacher. Kids value your time and presence. Although I am just an intern I too have an impact on their lives. I need to remember that whatever capacity I am in, teacher, administrator, volunteer, community builder, that I am representing and modeling the person that I am proud of and who I want my kids to see.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
The calm before the storm
Sunday marks the beginning of a work week. As I continue to do my homework( so that I can go tubing tomorrow) I think about my students. I think about the week ahead. I'm hoping that I get to work on time this week and that I am able finish all my readings.
Great book : Bone Black by bell hooks
Memoir about a girl growing up in the south and how she fights to maintain her identity as a strong willed intelligent individual against the conforming & soul crushing, racist, sexists world she lives in. It's pretty interesting, I can't seem to put it down.
MAN I MISS READING FOR PLEASURE!
Great book : Bone Black by bell hooks
Memoir about a girl growing up in the south and how she fights to maintain her identity as a strong willed intelligent individual against the conforming & soul crushing, racist, sexists world she lives in. It's pretty interesting, I can't seem to put it down.
MAN I MISS READING FOR PLEASURE!
Friday, September 2, 2011
Real World
Yesterday one of the children announced that he was feeling sad because something terrible happened to his family last night.
My teacher reacted by saying that they were really sorry that this particular event happened to them. None of the other children reacted shocked, surprised, or showed sadness when they little boy shared his troubles.
This is the life of my students and of many students like them around the country. They have so many factors going on outside of school that it makes it almost impossible for them to succeed in the classroom. This situation only reaffirms to me that I want to be a teacher more than anything. I want to provide a secure environment for these kids, a place where they can learn and feel good about the things that they can accomplish. THEY, not their parents, or family members, or people in their community, but themselves.
My teacher reacted by saying that they were really sorry that this particular event happened to them. None of the other children reacted shocked, surprised, or showed sadness when they little boy shared his troubles.
This is the life of my students and of many students like them around the country. They have so many factors going on outside of school that it makes it almost impossible for them to succeed in the classroom. This situation only reaffirms to me that I want to be a teacher more than anything. I want to provide a secure environment for these kids, a place where they can learn and feel good about the things that they can accomplish. THEY, not their parents, or family members, or people in their community, but themselves.
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