I believe every kid in school wants to have limits. I believe every kid is capable of greatness. I believe every kid is the result of what they have experienced, which is why they don't act the same way we do -- different experiences. I believe that every kid, at the core of it all, wants to be loved...just like us. I believe in trying to find a student's 'true colors'. I believe teachers should look at the kid, not just his/her behavior.
I know I am currently failing with some students...and it's difficult for me.
I believe that the current demoralizing push to 'reform' education is actually going to drive the teachers who believe in kids to find a different line of work. We didn't sign up to attend more meetings and have our heart-felt work judged by test scores. We got in this career to change lives. Yes, there is room for improvement...nothing I have seen on the 'reform' front will get us closer to greatness.
What do YOU believe in?
I know I am currently failing with some students...and it's difficult for me.
I believe that the current demoralizing push to 'reform' education is actually going to drive the teachers who believe in kids to find a different line of work. We didn't sign up to attend more meetings and have our heart-felt work judged by test scores. We got in this career to change lives. Yes, there is room for improvement...nothing I have seen on the 'reform' front will get us closer to greatness.
What do YOU believe in?
I believe it is my job to help a child be successful. I believe when a child fails, I failed. I believe that all children, with the right tools, can demonstrate greatness. And I believe, as you do, that what is happening today in education is destroying education.
ReplyDeleteI believe you are correct.
ReplyDeleteI believe that it is my job to get kids to believe that they can do things that they did not believe were were previously possible. I believe that my weaknesses are what help my kids most. When I teach to my weaknesses, I expose my faults, I take risks, I attempt to do things I did not know I could do...when I teach to my weaknesses I can put myself into the heads of my struggling students, into the heads of my students who come to school each day carrying baggage no child should have to carry. I believe that with our shorter class periods, our bigger classes, more data to collect, and more meetings and paperwork to file that I am now relying more on my strengths to get me through each day that I am losing the connection with the kids who need it most.
ReplyDeleteI believe that one person can make a difference.
Thanks for the post Terry...and the nomination.