tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post2992538526479777329..comments2024-03-29T04:34:05.185-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: The Heart of InstructionPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-83563008090567422522014-02-11T08:17:49.679-05:002014-02-11T08:17:49.679-05:00Thanks for sharing that.Thanks for sharing that.Peter Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-84359461514463387722014-02-10T18:06:07.250-05:002014-02-10T18:06:07.250-05:00If you wouldn't mind, I'd like to paste an...If you wouldn't mind, I'd like to paste an excerpt of some creative writing about being a teacher, in my experience. It was in light of Teacher Appreciation Week.<br />" Who Is a Teacher? By Hilary Keller Connors<br /><br />...But students are also our burdens in ways no parent, nor principal, <br />nor CEO, nor bus driver could ever comprehend. <br />If they fail, we fail. If they give up, it leaves us empty. <br />We go hungry for the simple morsels of their effort, success and interest. <br />When they awaken, succeed or mature, <br />we partake in their joy. Their pride is our pride...<br />...I am glad to be a teacher in many ways: <br />for those students who finally smile three weeks before school’s out, <br />those who remember the lessons after the test, <br />those who find their talent, <br />those who show compassion without being asked, <br />and diligence when their peers don’t value hard work. <br /><br />If only I was treated like a professional, by students, <br />by parents, by administrators, and by the media.<br />If there was more hunger for knowledge in my classroom, in my school, and in my world;<br />maybe then, I wouldn’t wear the mask of a teacher... "<br /><br />As an English teacher, you may find grammatical or spelling errors; try to overlook them for the purpose of the piece. Thank you for speaking so freely via your blog.<br />Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439935836488854379noreply@blogger.com