Dear my future self,
If you’re ever stuck, stressed, or questioning that what you’re doing is right for you, remember the moments that matter:
If you’re ever stuck, stressed, or questioning that what you’re doing is right for you, remember the moments that matter:
Remember
that time when you couldn’t make it to class and students wondered where you
were because they missed you.
Remember
that in your classroom, sits the next and future doctor, astronaut, scientist,
educator, and people who aspire to be better.
Remember
that time when Student A came up to you, excited and eager about your lesson,
because it made an impact.
Remember
that kids who need the most love are the ones who ask in the most unloving
ways.
It is
tough, but what you do is beyond a simple paycheck, because you hold a piece of
the future. Keep calm and smile on.
Love,
Yourself
Love,
Yourself
Quynh -
ReplyDeleteThe simplicity of this piece was so refreshing and also what made it so powerful. I think we all need these reminders every once in a while. Thank you for reminding us to give ourselves reminders as to why we are going into this whirlwind of a profession.
I would also like to say that I am so happy that you've already had such positive experiences with your students. I have never doubted that you would be impactful in the classroom, but it sounds like you already have such positive rapport with the kids you teach, and that really is what it's all about! So bravo! And keep up the awesome work :)
Thank you for sharing this with us! This was such a great way to reflect right now and will serve as a great motivational piece for you in the future when you are having a hard day, week, or year. And it will not just be some generic motivational piece off the internet, but something written by you that will mean even more to you. Thank you!
ReplyDelete-Ms. Rodriguez
Quynh,
ReplyDeleteI absolutely loved hearing this poem from you in class on Thursday! Thank you for sharing it with us. My favorite line - and one that even choked me up a little bit - was "Remember that kids who need the most love are the ones who ask in the most unloving ways." I LOVE THAT! I want to put it on a poster and frame it on my wall in my classroom and tell it to every teacher in the whole world and tweet it (in fact, I probably will tweet it). I love the idea of writing letters to your future self, and I'm glad we both did this for our genre reflections. Your students sound like they really care for you. I'm so glad you can have that relationship with them. Thank you again for sharing this poem with us!
Sarah
Quynh,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this letter to yourself. I really love this idea of assuring your future self that you are on the right path and that your struggles are worth it. I see so many "burned out" veteran teachers that could really benefit from such a pep talk. I appreciate your use of anaphora to emphasize that when you struggle, you should remember what really matters. Furthermore, I like that you pinpointed moments to remember that are very specific and meaningful to you. I feel inspired to write a letter to myself. Thanks again!
-Mary
Ms. Nguyen,
ReplyDeleteThis letter truly conveys the moments in teaching that matter. It made me remember the other day and how I taught my students. I told them how we would be doing debate club and the exciting looks on their face truly made me remember why I chose this profession. I am so glad that you have had many opportunities to connect with your students and make these memories with them. Thank you for sharing your memories!
Ms. Nguyen,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your memories with us! I really enjoyed hearing about your positive experiences in the classroom. Like Sarah, my favorite part was definitely the line: "Remember that kids who need the most love are the ones who ask in the most unloving ways." This is so true and one of the most frustrating, confusing things of being a teacher. We want to care for all of our students, but some of them make it a little harder than others. Of course, these students are the ones who need it the most. I hope that as a teacher you are able to return to these words and reflect on all the positive memories in the midst of a sea of negative ones.
Ms. Brill