Teacher Cadets

Thank a teacher

Thank you for your close attention as I read Three Letters from Teddy to you. It really is heart-warming. I hope one day all of you receive letters that you will feel moved to place it in a cedar chest or another important storage place that contains things important to your life.

I know you have been thinking of those moments in your own lives where teachers have made a difference. I can't wait to read your blogs after you create that special post.  It will be inspiring reading.

I want to share some of your thoughts that you have been writing in your blogs......

Nicole....

Teacher are like parents just not related. They care for you and want the best out of life for you.

Jeleysa....

I have always been blessed to have teachers who have treated me with unconditional teaching. It made me feel like I can achive anything. It made a huge difference in how I learned.

Caitlin....

I want to say thank all of yall for those great comments. It is very nice to read all of that. Alot of people are leaving the teaching profession beacuse there is no support from other people, so since i am only a teenager wanting to become a teacher all this support is an amazing and wonderful feeling. (it makes me feel so special)

Alexandra....

But there has been a lot going on with our FGE program (Future Geogia Educators).  We have planned a lot of events to help many people.  One think I am excited about is a prom we are sponsering for people at a retirment home.  I think this will be a lot of fun and will turn out great!

Shaqulia....

I was amazed at a some of the writing I read from a local elementary school in Georgia.These kids were only in the 5th grade and they were using better words and bigger words than me. As a junior in high school that made me think that maybe I should step it up as a writer.

 

What's it like to be a teacher?

 

Let’s look at this article entitled Love Teaching  It comes from Education World. This article discusses what teaching is like and who should and shouldn’t do it. The essays are written by teachers who answer the question, “If you had it to do all over again, would you still become a teacher?”

The article tells about how most think they want to teach; they love kids; or they have kids and want to coordinate the family's schedules; or they remember a teacher who changed their lives; or they want to change lives; or they hate corporate life; or….

The article talks about classroom control, what it is like to communicate with parents, deal with a profession that is not considered the best by a lot of people, and how hard it is to raise a family on a teacher’s salary.

Should you consider teaching? What are the pros and cons? Listen to the voices of the teachers who can tell you why they considered teaching and how it has turned out for them.

• For love or money by Kevin Jarrett
• A World of Young People by Laurie Wasserman
• What Would You Rather Do? By Sarah Cooper
  An Opportunity, A Challenge, A Responsibility by Judith Donahoe Smith
• Why Teach? By Teresa Bell Kindred
• No Regrets by Bernie Poole
• One Wonderful Teacher Leads to Another by Kathleen Cave
• Not Just a Job! By Linda Villadoniga
• The Right Reasons by Robin Smith
• The Students Are the Best Part of the Job by Peter Bissinger
• Teaching As Sacred as Priesthood by Dorothy Small
• A Reciprocal Process By Fernando Mesquita
• No Better Job in the World By Lisa Westrick
• The Students Are the Best Part of the Job by Peter Bissinger

The answers are honest and to the point. As you read their essays, what are the thoughts that are running through your mind? Are you inspired?  Share your hopes, your fears, and your reactions to what they have to say.