Lately I have been evaluating my teaching....my teaching skills......the ability to change lives.....the ability to teach ALL children...
I have a tough group of kids this year and I really need to keep whining about it but they are REALLY tough. Groups like this only come around every so often (thank goodness) but I have really done some sole searching. I never really have let parents get best of me...I have hardly ever taken their statements to the heart of my psyche and as of late I have done exactly that...Who knows why..maybe I'm ready for a grade change or a career change (just kidding).
I came across this blog about a mother that home schools (no, I'm not thinking about it, not at all) her children. It hit the core of my being. I can not take the blame. I give the kids and their parents everything I have and sometimes even more but I expect that they will also give the same to their education or their childs education.
Mrs. G. was on the phone and her daughter brought up how she was struggling with the math required for her major and intimating, once more, that it would have been nice to have a parent who actually knew math…blah blah blah, and Mrs. G. finally stumbled across the answer she knew was right and true and would forever eliminate her math guilt. The conversation went as follows:
Mrs. G: Honey, is there a math center at your school where there are tutors available to help?
Mrs. G’s daughter: Yes.
Mrs. G: Are there math classes that you can take to strengthen your understanding of the basic skills of upper level math?
Mrs. G’s daughter: Yes.
Mrs. G: Well then quit complaining about my iffy math teaching and go take advantage of these resources. My main goal in homeschooling was to teach you to teach yourself, to provide you with knowledge of the tools that can take you as far as you want to go in any subject. If you want a stronger grasp of math, walk over to the math center or take some lower level math classes. But quit blaming me. Oh, and by the way, we pay your tuition.
Mrs. G’s daughter:……………………………….
And that was that.
I want to put up a sign in my classroom that says, "MY education---MY Future"
Take some responsibility!
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I think it takes a lot to be a teacher... I am very thankful for them...You have to be a special person to be a teacher and you are one... Good luck!!!
I like the motto! Stick with it, and don't send any of them my way next year! ;)
Your the best teacher at work, at home, for your mother. I love you hang in there.
I feel the same way right now. I give EVERY studnet an opportunity to get as good a grade as they can get because of all the things I do to help them!!!!! I just get so tired of alwyas do everything I can. When will the kids take responsibility for their own actions??? I feel you Rachelle!!!!! Do I ever feel you, especially with a boss who does nothing to help us feel like we are doing a good job! I hate it!
All I can say is that I totally agree!
I am feeling your pain. I feel similarly this year. You will pull through.
I had two years in a row and thought if I have one mor year like this I'm quitting! The next year I remembered that I really do love teaching! Just have to get through the hard years! Too bad they have to least the whole school year :)
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