Rejuvenation

This section brought some uplifting stories that gave me excitement and hope. Despite most of the previous sections being slightly depressing, I think they were important to read and learn about. But this was the section that provided that feeling of a job well done that all teachers hope for. After reading these stories of teachers providing that spark and inspiration for students it only got me more excited to start student teaching next semester. What we sometimes forget, or maybe choose to ignore, is that students spend more time in school than they do at home. Teachers have the power to be one of the most inspirational people in a child's life. I know it's not going to happen to every student, but if I can give that spark to as many as possible I will have fulfilled much of my duty.

After reading this section I couldn't help but connect it to a comment my soccer coach once said to our team earlier this year. In attempt to unite the team she said, "we all have stories, we all have backgrounds that make us who we are, we all come from different places, families, but we are now here together attempting to accomplish what some might say is impossible. If we cannot unite as a family, and community then we will not accomplish what we would like to accomplish." I directly connect this to my classroom. If I cannot unite my classroom as a family and community where students feel safe, and the labels are let go, then it will not be as successful as it can be. As a teacher, that is my job. I'm excited to get to it.