Wednesday, July 21, 2010

This is what makes me do my job

Assessment week is halfway done.

Learning is such an integral part of being a teacher, because not only do you impart knowledge and show children the how things around them work, but everyday you learn something new that the kids have taught you, or it can also be that the children may have contributed in the universe's plot to teaching you that something.

Its such an indescribable feeling to have when you see your student show you that he knows something you never thought he knew before. You'd realize that that kid who was just sitting quietly in the corner while all his other classmates play and socialize with each other, are just taking in everything that he sees around him. It's such a damning feeling to know how much influence you have on young children.

It makes me think, that so much responsibility is placed on our shoulders when we agree to care for young children. why do we do it? because we want to contribute. our little effort can go a long way. it may be a long time before we see its effects, but the fact that we know that we did something, just makes every morning worth waking up to.

Monday, July 5, 2010

I am back to happy.

Life is..

...full of opportunities to have a change in perspective.

...always has a funny way of showing you the right way to go.

...filled with surprises that can literally leave you utterly speechless.

...caught up with its own timing and pacing.

...like a preschooler. it has the temperament of a child who is as if solving an unsolvable puzzle.