G is for Gratitude...

I am grateful for days like today. They remind me why I do what I do...to teach children math. This is their last nine weeks before they go to high school and I feel that they have so much to learn, not necessarily just math content, but rather math confidence. I have just nine weeks to convince them that they can be successful during their next four years of school and their next three years of math.
It is overwhelming...usually I feel that I have done so much more groundwork by now and this year has been such a challenge that I feel my groundwork has not been as complete as I'd hoped.
Sometimes it's the small things...a student saying thank you, hard work where there is normally none. Sometimes it's a note from a friend...
So tonight I am feeling gratitude...for my students, for my job, for my friends...
I have read several G posts on Gratitude. Just awesome!! Glad you had a good day!
ReplyDeleteHow cool that you teach math. And that you're really helping the students. Honestly, I hated math until college. And by college, I mean going back to college when I was forty! Took stats and LOVED it. Joined the math club, for goodness' sakes! Talk about geek!
ReplyDeleteSo good for you!
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Yes, one must be grateful for days when our students let education flow smoothly. Gratitude is a fabulous word indeed.
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