absolute favourite CNN personality (besides Larry King, but he's old!!)
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i think i'm learning so much more from these kids than whatever i hope to teach them; each and every conversation with these 'ordinary' kids, as one boy referred to himself, opens my mind that little bit more, and lets me see into their world which is pretty extraordinary.
and i'm grateful that they're letting me have glimpses into their thoughts, their world view, their lives; even if i haven't started taking any of their classes formally. even before i've taught them anything, they've taught me so much.
so many have asked me why i chose the path that i did. how do you frame into clinical words, unfeeling phrases, the very real and human daily experience of seeing these students grow?
this might be a little out of context. but the bible tells of a story in matthew 13:24, go read it if you're interested enough but nevermind if you aren't, you heathen. the education system might treat the academically weaker students as bad seeds in the meritocratic system, and of course they're uprooted eventually from the so-called mainstream paths to success. but at whose cost and whose benefit?
you KNOW something is wrong when i start talking about bible stories.
this is why i don't want to end up in such schools! LE SIGH. as long as i'm ensconced in the safety of the knowledge that my students will do well in life as dictated by societal norms, my nights will be much longer.
running away? hell yeah. but i don't wana get suicidal-depressed and start thinking too much about policies and whatnot. especially not at this stage. it's either too late or too early. *wink*
