tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713143046331570619.post6521838364615749708..comments2023-08-23T09:59:08.938-04:00Comments on Aww Shucks - Diary of a Mrs.: Why I almost quit teaching...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09630400660930004995noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713143046331570619.post-10414620704071177092012-08-18T19:41:00.267-04:002012-08-18T19:41:00.267-04:00You seem to be an excellent teacher, one that trul...You seem to be an excellent teacher, one that truly cares! Just so you know... the kids appreciate even if they don't know it :) .... I'm going into school psychology and have learned that the good teachers seem to leave! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057406741449942780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713143046331570619.post-69964463735962373182012-08-13T08:43:05.997-04:002012-08-13T08:43:05.997-04:00Dear Michelle, love your blog! Love your heart an...Dear Michelle, love your blog! Love your heart and intentions. Love that you feel led to tough it out with the kids, the system, and our culture. Being salt and light is tougher than it sounds because some people don't WANT to know better or do better...they like flat, tasteless lives in the darkness. Sometimes it's because that's all they have known...but YOU are showing them there is another choice...it can be better than they currently think. I know so many disenchanted teachers. Hope the system soon recognizes its problems and can make the necessary changes. those statistics were jarring.<br />Thanks again for being you!! Lurv, Auntie AnneSmileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295050133531210263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713143046331570619.post-45092101477027215512012-08-11T17:51:44.278-04:002012-08-11T17:51:44.278-04:00I love this! Both my parents are educators (my dad...I love this! Both my parents are educators (my dad's a principal and my mom's a teacher) so I grew up seeing a lot of this firsthand.<br /><br />I almost went into teaching myself and didn't because it wasn't my wholehearted passion and I felt the students I would have deserved more from me than that. I worked as a teacher in a learning center for about five years, though, and I loved watching the kids learn. There were some with some of the most heartbreaking stories, and other kids who were so defeated, and I remember sitting some of them down and saying, "You CAN do this. You CAN. It might take a lot of work, but it's possible."<br /><br />It's so encouraging to see that you feel the same, that you're dedicated to bringing the very best to your students for as long as you can. It encourages me as someone who has long been cynical about the state of education and it encourages me as someone who will very likely have kids in the future and very likely putting them in public school.<br /><br />And I don't think your goals are cheesy at all. In fact, I think having them is what makes the difference between a teacher who accomplishes the checklist of basic tasks throughout the year, and the teacher who makes an immeasurable, empowering impression on her students.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993362069091791525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713143046331570619.post-74908580010890341142012-08-09T10:46:17.761-04:002012-08-09T10:46:17.761-04:00I am so with you! Next week, I'll begin my 6th...I am so with you! Next week, I'll begin my 6th year teaching and every single May I think, "This is my last year." But, so far, I can't make myself be a statistic either. Our students need passionate and caring teachers. Thank you for sticking it out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713143046331570619.post-47692864019574253032012-08-08T19:31:18.153-04:002012-08-08T19:31:18.153-04:00THANK YOU for writing this!!! I (and I'm sure ...THANK YOU for writing this!!! I (and I'm sure every other teacher out there) feel your pain!!Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02816110503264086800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713143046331570619.post-75582570116818155462012-08-08T13:07:39.483-04:002012-08-08T13:07:39.483-04:00I totally agree with all of what you said. I am ab...I totally agree with all of what you said. I am about to start my 6th year and it gets harder and harder every year to go back, because of everything other than the kids (like this year i just found out that I am teaching 80 first graders reading in only 40 min. a day?????) It can be so frustrating!Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611908540893838680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713143046331570619.post-76824352667459522262012-08-08T12:33:13.576-04:002012-08-08T12:33:13.576-04:00Enjoyed this! Reading it during lunch at school ( ...Enjoyed this! Reading it during lunch at school ( we have a planning day ). LOVE my job but wishing I was able to be home with my little lady!Jen {Pinch Me}https://www.blogger.com/profile/01440305066979470613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713143046331570619.post-88592165025935314382012-08-08T10:01:37.382-04:002012-08-08T10:01:37.382-04:00Teachers do have the hardest jobs and aren't c...Teachers do have the hardest jobs and aren't compensated for it. I spent a very short time in a 'teaching type' role(after school care during college), and I knew it wasn't for me.<br />I think it's great that you have a passion and are willing to stick with it!Dee Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331597452382575978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713143046331570619.post-44280610419875086002012-08-08T09:22:10.904-04:002012-08-08T09:22:10.904-04:00You go girl. I've always thought being a teac...You go girl. I've always thought being a teacher is one of the hardest jobs EVER. More power to you for sticking it out.<br /><br />My Mom and SIL were teachers so I grew up with my Mom grading papers all night and worrying about her children. I think some of her greatest satisfaction after 30 years being a teacher is seeing her kids that have grown up to be bright and accomplished adults. They all still remember her.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09595048275264316006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713143046331570619.post-4665814733816870142012-08-08T09:20:10.827-04:002012-08-08T09:20:10.827-04:00Beautiful post my friend! You say it all so well!Beautiful post my friend! You say it all so well!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11722170630645934568noreply@blogger.com