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I've been really busy and really happy. I've been spending all day, everyday in Springfield hanging out with first, second and third graders. It's been exhausting, but also emotionally and intellectually stimulating. And just plain fun. I'm getting stressed about my thesis, but I'm guessing I'll figure it out. Somehow, I managed to find my rose ( Read more... )
My high school guidance counselor told me that there was so little chance of me getting into NYU (he called it my "dream" school)and being able to pay for it, that if I couldn't afford to apply for a lot of colleges, I shouldn't even bother paying an app fee for that one. (nice, huh?)
I had no ambition or direction to go anywhere but New York. I applied for that one. I went to that one. When I was there I knew several people who had been impacted by various bitter, hopeless teachers. One girl I knew grew up in the projects and wasn't expected to graduate high school (and was treated and taught like she wouldn't). One girl I know had a teacher speculate out loud that they were all going to get knocked-up and drop out or never go to college anyway.
I agree with you that if you can't see hope in students, you have no business being in a school. I understand teachers are up against a lot and get disillusioned, but you are right. (about everything here).
I'm glad you can see the beauty :)
-b
ps. While we are being all sappy, if you haven't listened to or watched Randy Pausch's Last Lecture, find it online and do it. Some of it is stuff I already know and believe in, but a lot of things he says, I needed to hear a different way. It resonated really strongly to me, in regards to doing work that matters (to you and the rest of the world).
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