I would get so attached so quickly? Here are two of my babies.
Before I joined TFA, I read a blog post by an educator who argued that one of the many evils of the movement was the subjection of thousands of children to unprepared teachers. I was consistently preoccupied by the possibility that in my own quest for knowledge I would deprive my children of greater opportunities.
I speak for one experience, in one classroom, at one school, in one state, but after a month of teaching I can honestly say that I believe that we made an impact. I saw it when K went from unpredictable and gloomy to smiling and engaged, after answering 23 multiplication flashcards in 30 seconds. I saw it when two of our boys shook hands after 45 minutes of conflict resolution. And, I saw it in the data.
Two weeks out, I'm worrying that we did not make transformational change -- and that is what I hope to do this coming fall.
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