She said. . .
How will I be a contribution today?
I try to enter the doors of our school with a smile and a good morning as I stroll through the halls passing students thinking to myself “It’s going to be a great day!” I try to assist the parents and students as much as possible. I always keep in mind that we have them for the majority of the day and for some this is a safe haven, some are caring the weight of the world on them at such a young age, and as Tricia mention “We need to give them the benefit of a doubt.” It is such a great feeling when you reach at least one and he or she comes back to visit and say, “Thank you for always being there and believing in me.” He then goes to our conference room to speak to a small group of students about his college life. This is my daily contribution.
I said. . .
Looking back over chapters 5-8, your contribution theory is a great way to sum up those chapters. What a blessing you are to your students. From my personal observations, more educators like you are needed. I see teachers act so “ugly” with their students in the name of being tough. It made me wonder if I was being too soft. Our students do carry the weight of the world so much more than I ever remember when I was in school. It is scary! And the unfortunate things is that you do not hear about their horror stories until after your direct influence is over. Your daily contribution of allowing students to escape their circumstance is commendable. Thank you from all the students who don’t always come back.
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