Kids are worth every minute of crap I take. (I'll explain the crap in my next post.) No matter how much I hate the politics related to my job – and politics have created an emotional roller coaster this week -- The kids always rise to the occasion and remind me why I’m a teacher. This week I assigned my juniors to write a short statement of personal philosophy based on Edward R. Murrow’s original NPR series This I Believe. The quality of these papers is to their credit, because it was my first time with this project, and I didn't introduce it very well!
Their responses were BRILLIANT. I wish I could get permission to share them all with you. Kids bravely stood in front of the class and told their stories about living as the child of a poverty-stricken single mother, of having to live through a cousin’s murder, and of being the victim of bullying. Many kids were physically shaking they were so nervous. But every one was thoughtful, well-written and personal. They were beautiful; simply wonderful. I think I will bake them some cookies!
So awesome! Methinks this happened at just the time it was supposed to for you.
ReplyDeleteWe're talking about using elements of This I Believe to develop our alcohol panel presentation for freshman orientation. I'll let you know how it goes!!!