There are good days, easy days and challenging days in subbing. I do my best every day and try to walk away knowing I've done some bit of good for someone. With that, I'm still left wondering, some days, if I'm doing what needs to be done.
We all come to the school with past experiences; me included. I have 33 years of teaching and eleven subbing, not forgetting 69 years of living. But education is also an evolving profession, and I want to change with the times too. The past, once in a while, collides with the present, and I can wonder. Am I still effective? Am I still helping students?
I was thinking along those lines on Friday. Walking the halls to that days' room, I was questioning another days' work, and then I saw this.
A reminder that what I believe and strive for is still relevant. Good.
Can I improve? You bet. Along with expectations and experience there's empathy, the ability to read and understand who is in front of me on any day. These are the three cornerstones for my days in education. They give me balance and guidelines for growth.
High Hopes
Ps. Two days later. As I've said, there will come a time when it's time to walk away, not because they're (the powers that be) wrong and I'm right, but because I just can't adapt or change or sever - use what word works best - my beliefs enough to be a positive force. I think that time has come for one building I work in.
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