WHY TEACHERS TEACH

Facebook  09/21/2012

WHY TEACHERS TEACH

We get to experience, perhaps more than those in any other profession, the joy of "seeing the light come on."

Tuesday in Top Class, when I was asked if I could add to the reading lesson by writing a story with lesson vocabulary, I wrote "Top Cat," which the children memorized and copied.

Wednesday when I was asked to add to the lesson, I took a deep breath, said a small prayer, and answered, "Yes, but I would like to try something just a little different today." I then spent 15 minutes using sound-blending techniques from the Dubard Association Method with 46 children, well-taught with sight words but not quite "really reading." 

I wish all of you could have seen their faces when ten of them realized, 

"I know how to read."         YES! 

And then their teachers realized what was happening. YES! 

And then their reading teacher said later," I want to learn how to do that. If you teach me, I can teach all of them every year."            YES! 

And then Thursday she said, "Would you be free on a Saturday to do a workshop with the Top Class teachers from all four of our schools?"             YES! 

And then today she said, "A head teacher said we could include teachers from Baby Class, Top Class, P1, P2, and P3 from our four schools."             YES!

Dancing in the sunshine with tears of joy today!

Amanda Stegenga Hunter That is so wonderful! Brightened my day. :-)
Friday at 5:43pm via mobile · Like · 4

Johnnie Quick Phelps It just doesn't get much better than that!! I'm so proud for you!

Pam McMillan How wonderful! Made my heart melt :)
Friday at 11:45pm · Like · 3

Deborah Hanson Awesome! What a blessing!
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UPDATE  10/08/2012

An article titled "Retired ..... Not!" in the October Newsletter of TRUE IMPACT MINISTRIES includes the Facebook version of WHY TEACHERS TEACH.