Teaching is wonderful. I get to be with kids all day. I get to see them do awesome things everyday. I am blessed.
Last week, I had the chance to see one of my kids do something great. Around my classroom I have various computer chairs at the tables. I rotate the kids seats as much as I can so that kids can have equal opportunity to sit in the "comfy chairs." One of the groups had a boy named Trever in it. He talked to another girl in his group before class began. He asked her if another girl had had the comfy chair yet. He decided to give it to her without her even knowing it. Awesome! It warmed my heart for the rest of the day.
Another day and another situation. A boy in class was being incredibly obnoxious. I asked him to go to the hall so I could chat with him. I asked him what was going on. He told me that all the kids make fun of him because he is fat. Suddenly, I realized that I was in the junior high. I think I forget that occasionally. I told him that I didn't ask him to come have a chat with me because he was fat.
Fast forward. Later in the class period, I had the chance to ask two of the more confident students if they could do me a favor. I explained that Josh was having a tough time and I especially asked them if they would be really nice to Josh for me. They agreed. They are doing it! The next time I had the class, I noticed a huge difference in Josh, and it was all thanks to their attention and kindness. It was awesome.
Yep. Rewarding teaching is. (That's a quote from Yoda.)
Today, Jocelyn jumped right in to help me do the dishes.
Great kids come from Rawlins, Wyoming and hopefully great teachers too.
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