As I mentioned in my last post, I am currently enrolled in a summer class. We just started the third weekOn the first day, my instructor broke us up into pods and made us introduce ourselves first to our pods and then the rest of the class. She wanted to know what year in school we are, where we are from and what our specialty is. The past week I've really been thinking about the word "specialty" and what it means to me in my life.
I guess up until now, I never really thought about what my specialty is. I always considered it a term that doctors use to discuss which areas of medicine they are in. Specialty sounds like a fancy word for area of study. Specialty is more than something you are interested in or a path you want to take. Specialty means that you pour hours into the little details that others might overlook. Like creating the ideal classroom layout to be inclusive to all students or finding a book you know your students will love. It's knowing what each of your students need at different times and teaching to them. As I look ahead on the years I hope to spend in the classroom, I have a few promises that I've made to myself and my future students.
1. Encourage all students. I had many cheerleaders over the years and they made all the difference in my life and furthermore my education. I know not all students will have the support I had, so it's my job to provide that in the walls of my classroom.
2. Everyone has potential and deserves a chance to be successful. I never want to leave school for the day thinking there was something more I should have done for a student.
3, Each students is unique in their own way. I have witnessed this first hand already and can't wait to see all the smiling faces I will get the pleasure to work with over the years.
I think we all have our own passions and specialties that influence our daily lives. You might wake up in the morning just to get a hug from your son, a smile from a friend or volunteer at the Boys and Girls club. Keep doing those things that make you happy and stay true to yourself.
1. Encourage all students. I had many cheerleaders over the years and they made all the difference in my life and furthermore my education. I know not all students will have the support I had, so it's my job to provide that in the walls of my classroom.
2. Everyone has potential and deserves a chance to be successful. I never want to leave school for the day thinking there was something more I should have done for a student.
3, Each students is unique in their own way. I have witnessed this first hand already and can't wait to see all the smiling faces I will get the pleasure to work with over the years.
I think we all have our own passions and specialties that influence our daily lives. You might wake up in the morning just to get a hug from your son, a smile from a friend or volunteer at the Boys and Girls club. Keep doing those things that make you happy and stay true to yourself.