For every difficult student, every challenge, every bad day, every late night planning lessons, every after school meeting, every pay cut, every tear shed over a struggling pupil… knowing you have made a difference to even one young life makes it all worth it.
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This is so touching.
Thank you 🙂
The rewards make the tough journey worth it.
Definitely. It’s a very very tough job, but the students are worth it.
Even though you don’t teach me; I’m sure you’d be an asset to any school. Honestly, you’re such a lovely person! And from a student’s point of view, seeing how you, a teacher, responds, is so….wow! 😀
Aw thank you Z! It always means so much to me to get positive feedback from my students. There are bad days, but there are also great days. Thanks for such a lovely comment. Hope you are going well 🙂
Makes it all worth while 🙂
It really does. She was such a lovely student.
I LOVE this! You have such a difficult job in this day and age, and knowing there are students out there that appreciate what you do is just wonderful! {{hugs}}
Definitely Lisa. Young people get a hard time these days, but moments like this show that many of them are just misunderstood. There is good in all of them.
I agree! It’s just hard to get it out of them sometimes. ha 🙂 Having wonderful teachers like you that give them a chance and show them helps! 🙂
That’s lovely Lisa, your are such a kind person.
I wish there were more like you, big hugs x
These are the moments that really make it worth all the hassles! You are making a difference and you are special for being a good teacher! It also is helpful for you to know that we all remember those teachers for years to come, who made the extra effort. I am sure you are held in many students’ hearts and memories! Smiles, Robin
Thank you Robin.
I try to make a difference in their lives. I always see myself as only passing through their lives, and they’re only passing through mine, but while we meet, I want to make it memorable. It’s a beautiful profession. Thanks for commenting 🙂
Love it! I’ll take this over almost anything.
It was such a lovely card to receive.
Awww this is just lovely 🙂
Isn’t it? I have all the fuzzies!
So sweet! Poor kids today have it rough with parents working to make ends meet, or other distractions. I’m glad I grew up in a simpler era. Hugs and best wishes.
Thank you 🙂 And very true, on the days where my students are particularly challenging, I try to remember that they have a lot of personal issues to contend with.
Right on! I sure don’t envy teachers today. Give me the one room school house any day with the strap as a fearsome discipline. The parents of this generation never got it good. That is why the parents don’t know how to control their classes. I know I sound mean, but I grew up with the strap and it scared me enough to behave and respect others.
Indeed! That makes all the work so worth it!
It certainly does 😀
What a lovely note! I know you are an amazing teacher. And a teacher with a sense of humour – even BETTER! 🙂
Aw, thank you! I do try, although some
do not appreciate my obvious comedy genius 😀
Didn’t know that you are a teacher. ^^
I am now studying English education in college and going to have my practicum in Mid-August in a Primary school. Pretty nervous now. Any hint to be a good teacher? Thanks! 🙂
My best advice is that you should be teaching for your students and not for yourself. That might sound cheesy, but everything you do should be for their educational benefit, even when they are driving you crazy 🙂 They will become attached to you, they will grow to respect you, they will challenge you, you will love it, hate it and struggle, but always go back to that basic reason you decided to become a teacher. Remind yourself of it everyday. I could write a thesis on classroom management at this stage, so if that’s ever an issue, get in touch:)
Man, I feel ready to jump on a desk and go all Robin Williams haha!
How sweet was that! It’s nice to have those rewarding moments in your job as an affirmation that you’ve reached someone in such a positive manner. 🙂
It really makes it all so worthwhile 🙂
❤ What an awesome thing to receive. All of my friends and family that are teachers absolutely LIVE for this kind of thing. 🙂
It just makes it all worth it in the end 🙂
That is so lovely little things like that make such a difference.
They really do, I wouldn’t last in this job otherwise!