This week is a
very special one. Not only does it house
Valentine’s Day, but it also creates dialogue among educators on what makes
them enjoy their jobs. It’s the beginning
of the #Loveteachingcampaign. I wanted
to kick off the week with a blog about what makes teaching special to me. I really enjoy working with students on a day
to day basis because it allows me to see what life looks like through their
eyes.
I love teaching
because it’s the only profession that makes all of the other professions in the
world possible. I didn’t realize how
powerful a teacher could be until I had an influential teacher and then all
bets were off. It really created an
opportunity for me to understand why you have to give so much of yourself to
the career in order to receive any rewards.
Teaching is not thankless, but it can be tiresome. You spend hours and in some cases days
designing experiences for students and once that moment passes, it’s time to
design another experience. That creates
fatigue, but it also encourages possibilities of what comes the next day.
I love teaching
because each student that you impact remembers the moment that their life was
changed. They will remember when they
learned how to read, add or write in cursive and that memory will be attached
to an incredible teacher. That’s why I
love teaching. Consider all of the
moments that you spend working within the walls of your classroom and ask
yourself what teaching means to you. Take
this week as an opportunity to reflect on why you love teaching. You can start by asking yourself one very
important question: When did you fall in
love with teaching?
