Realization
I just attended my first 8th grade graduation as a teacher...all I can say is wow. I was feeling down...upset...even wondering why I was teaching. Then as the students came in and saw me some just passed on by but others who had in class smiled and one said she was suprised to see me. I think they were genuinly happy to see me there to support and congradulate them, even if I had only been in that school for one year. I was so happy to see the pride in their faces as their were honored and celebrated I couldnt help but feel pride for being a tiny part in it...heck, it almost made me tear up, still is. I realized as I watched those students take another step in their lives that I was teaching for them...for that reason. Not to be reckognized, not to be noticed...not for the pay, but to help them...to make them better people. They are the reason I jumped into this job, and why I know I will never be able to do any work that doesnt involve helping kids. The pride I feel for those students...for that class, and for future classes makes me feel on top of the world and its for reasons like that, that give me a solid reminder of who I am and why I do what I do. It's all for the kids. I hope you all have a good night. Take care.