"The Light Just Went ON"

The reasons why most teachers get into education is because they: 1) love kids, 2) feel they are called to do it, 3) want to make a difference in the world , or 4) truly are passionate about learning! One or more of those reasons are why they get into it, but what is it that makes it worth it when they are getting furloughed days, supply money cut, class sizes increased, and more pressure to pass the CRCT?

Ask any teacher and they will say it is the "LIGHT JUST WENT ON" or "IT JUST CLICKED" moment. Like me playing golf, I can have a round of double or triple-bogey golf going and just one great shot makes it worth it. That is how it is with teaching. You may be struggling to get all 28 of your students to do something then 1 (that's right 1) just "GETS IT" and it is all worth it.

We had a bunch of those this week at KES. There was the kindergarten student named Michael who picked up the litter in the bathroom because that is "Not Respectful or Responsible" (his words not mine!). There was the 2nd grader named Laura that was able to show more than one way to make 35! We had the 5th graders who were able to truly explain the difference between prime and composite numbers. The greatest "The light just went on" moment was when we had one of our special friends who had not communicated since she has been at Kennedy learned to use an assistive technology piece to tell us that she wants to eat! She also learned to use a switch to turn on and off bells and a fan! It was one of the greatest moments at KES! Way to go Ms. Dollar, Ms. Chambers, and Ms. Rice!

I look forward to sharing many more of those moments with you this year!