The essence of a teacher

To capture the essence of a teacher

Is to traverse a mountain

Inch by inch,

Until you reach the peak,

And begin to look around.

But not for long

Because there is an entire range of mountains before you,

And you won’t be satisfied

Until you’ve reached the peak of each one.

But even then,

You’ll look back upon the mountains you’ve scaled

And wonder how you could have accomplished your feat even more effectively.

So you start with a new range

And begin the process all over again.

 

So far this year my journey to help my students succeed has been successful;  just like climbing a real mountain, however, there have been a few trees in the way and some streams that I had to muddle through.  But at the end of the year, I am hoping to look back and say,”This has been my best year yet.  Now next year, I’ll do it even better.”

 

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