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learnteach ([personal profile] learnteach) wrote2006-09-20 12:25 pm

Back and forth

It's bad. It's good. It's tough. It's impossible. I don't know if I'll last. I could do this forever.

but alas, it all depends too much on student mood. I've got to take that out of the equation. Last night I was ready to quit; today, things seem to be going well.

[identity profile] ermine-rat.livejournal.com 2006-09-20 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I remember three things my dad said about teaching:

When the days start to get you down, an odd holiday will come along and give you a break.

When he was takinmg teacher education classes in San Jose State in the early 60s, the professor started class by opening the window drapes to show a view of the education building, and he intoned seriously: "the state of teaching would be greatly well-served if a great bottomless hole opened up and that building fell into it."

The kids will challenge you and keep you young.