What do you think is the most difficult aspect of being a teacher?
A: Patience.
One of the toughest lessons I learned is that change does not come about
overnight. Just because I put together a
dynamite lesson plan doesn’t necessarily mean that every student will “get it”
the first time around. Just because I
make a sincere effort to involve parents in the affairs of my class doesn’t
mean that every parent will come on board.
And just because I reprimand a student for some inappropriate behavior
doesn’t mean that he will change right away.
I have to always keep in mind that good teaching, like good gardening,
always involves a large measure of patience.
A gardener doesn’t expect all his seeds to sprout at the same time;
neither should a good teacher. I think
that if I can keep that concept in mind then I’ll be successful in this
profession.
Here’s an opportunity for a large dose of humility and an
equally large dose of reality. Show that
you’ve done some self-evaluation and demonstrate that you’ve learned something
in the process. You’ll win a lot of fans
that way.
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