Comments on Cal Teacher Blog: 100: The Metrics? (part 2)

i just want to remind ye teachers what you are fig...

2007-12-22T17:34:00.000-08:00

i just want to remind ye teachers what you are fighting for. i carved out a sense of self in school because of you folks. when the line dips in the yearly graph for energy and commitment to the classroom, remember what i say: teachers were my parents growing up. school was my sanctuary. i'm remembering those days with images and words here. come by to get rejuvenated.

Black Boy Middle School, Parts 1-3
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After a difficult week with one particularly diffi...

2007-10-27T19:51:00.000-07:00

After a difficult week with one particularly difficult student, I needed to be reminded that I'm making in a difference in Mr. Difficult's life, even though I can't see it right now. In fact, I may never see it. But that doesn't matter. I am offering him the consistency that he needs--and that's what's most important. Thank you.

This was a wonderful post. I am a new Italian tea...

2007-10-19T18:53:00.000-07:00

This was a wonderful post. I am a new Italian teacher in NJ and I leave my school everyday with a sense of guilt. That I didn't do something right. That it was my fault that someone in my 7th period class told me he was switching languages cause I was a bad teacher. It is really hard to keep on going like this. I get hurt by what students say to me at times and then I feel guilty. I have a lot of guilt going on even though a lot of my students are doing very well. Is this normal for a new teacher to feel? I just feel like I am not doing a good job at all, and my students know it.