If you've ever wondered what goes on in the minds of people who work in the field of education, here is a glimpse...
Things I wish my students knew: We don't like all this testing either. I know, we always tell you we have to have a standard way of measuring the progress of all of our students. Colleges need ACT and SAT scores to aid them in their admissions processes. But we also know you don't see the value in taking standardized tests, and would rather spend your time doing something more meaningful than deciding between A, B, C, D, or E. We get it. Really...we do. We often spend just as much (sometimes more) time doing things for you, our students, than we do for our own families. Even if we are not physically at school preparing for classes, our minds are constantly churning, contemplating how we should help facilitate a lesson, or trying to figure out how we can relate an objective to a situation you could encounter in the "real" world. And then totally scrapping our lesson plans at the last minute and going a different direction altogether. And then changing it again five minutes into class. No matter how outrageous your behavior, we know there is a reason for it. We may have to peel back the many layers of your soul to find it. And often times that reason breaks our hearts. Some of you see our tears, despite our efforts to turn away in order to pull ourselves together again. You go through heavy stuff. We wish we could make your situation better, but sometimes we don't have all the answers. All we can do is try our best to make sure you feel safe and happy while you're in our care at school. We like to laugh and be silly with you. It's good for the soul. Sometimes we silently agree with your witty, hilarious, less-than-appropriate comments. We appreciate your ability to be honest and "call it like you see it," even though we inevitably have to have a talk with you about using your filter. Sometimes we have to turn our backs to you because we are trying to regain our composure from wanting to fall on the floor laughing over something you said or did. Sometimes we don't turn our backs and just let it all out. We love cracking up with you. We worry about you. Even during breaks, we worry about you. We worry about who you're hanging around with. We worry if the progress we made during the school year is going to last throughout the summer. We worry if you're strong enough to say "NO" when the pressure is on and the line between doing what you know is best for you and doing something just to fit in with the crowd becomes fuzzy. We love you. Even on the bad days, we still love you. Even when we're all stressed, when we have too many irons in the fire and we're all snippy, we love you. Even when we're exhausted, when we're tired of each other, when home life is is hard, and when we're just trying to get through until the next break...we still love you. You are important to us. You are the reason we do what we do. Never, ever forget that. Next year when you move on to another teacher, you're still "our kid." Even after you graduate, you're still referred to as "our kid." We want you to be happy. We want you to be more successful than us. We want you to to have the ability to stand up for yourself. We want you to have compassion for others and give back when you can. We want you to dream big. We want you to leave a legacy of which to be proud. I'm looking forward to seeing old faces and meeting new faces in a few short days. I cannot wait to see what's in store this year. I look forward to the relationships we will build and the problems we will get to solve together. It's going to be different, it's going to be interesting, it's going to be frustrating, it's going to be rewarding, but above all, this year is going to be AWESOME. Get ready. The adventure is about to begin!
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