A HALLELUJAH SORT OF MOMENT
I have been having a pity party for myself the last two weeks.
I've been frustrated with my job. Things have not been going according to plan. I am under an immense amount of pressure from all angles and corners, and I know my every move is being monitored by my team under a microscope, for what reason, I am not sure.
I am being made to prove myself under unreasonable circumstances, and my kids aren't cooperating.
There have been moments where I've felt like throwing myself off of the Singing Bridge in a giant heap of books and assessments and portfolios.
Then I faced having to put together what I felt was a stupid presentation for my Ketucky Reading Project meeting earlier today (yes, you read that correctly ... a Saturday morning meeting ... boo hiss!).
I opened my assigned reading begrudingly and ....
... and I had a HALLELUJAH, MEET JESUS sort of moment.
Come to find out, this particular reading was exactly what I needed ... the shot in the arm necessary to help me recognize that I need to get back to what I know is important ... teaching to the individual needs of my students. The short passage I wasn't at all willing to read, validated who I was as a teacher and a person ... it helped me recognize, once again, that what I know to do in my classroom is best practices ... is appropriate ... will make my students succeed!
I am doing it right!
So, my new plan of action is to ignore the nay-sayers that keep telling me to do it their way. My students will succeed if I follow the philosophical fiber of my being and what I know is best practices.
So there!
W
I've been frustrated with my job. Things have not been going according to plan. I am under an immense amount of pressure from all angles and corners, and I know my every move is being monitored by my team under a microscope, for what reason, I am not sure.
I am being made to prove myself under unreasonable circumstances, and my kids aren't cooperating.
There have been moments where I've felt like throwing myself off of the Singing Bridge in a giant heap of books and assessments and portfolios.
Then I faced having to put together what I felt was a stupid presentation for my Ketucky Reading Project meeting earlier today (yes, you read that correctly ... a Saturday morning meeting ... boo hiss!).
I opened my assigned reading begrudingly and ....
... and I had a HALLELUJAH, MEET JESUS sort of moment.
Come to find out, this particular reading was exactly what I needed ... the shot in the arm necessary to help me recognize that I need to get back to what I know is important ... teaching to the individual needs of my students. The short passage I wasn't at all willing to read, validated who I was as a teacher and a person ... it helped me recognize, once again, that what I know to do in my classroom is best practices ... is appropriate ... will make my students succeed!
I am doing it right!
So, my new plan of action is to ignore the nay-sayers that keep telling me to do it their way. My students will succeed if I follow the philosophical fiber of my being and what I know is best practices.
So there!
W
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