| It really astounds me that with the economy going | | | | that is what they try to do on a daily basis. They |
| the way it is that many people are retiring early and | | | | softly touch a child's shoulder and say "Way to go". |
| thinking that they will become teachers now because, | | | | They bend down and whisper in a child's ear, "Nice |
| anyone can do it. | | | | job, keep it up." They look at the work and give a |
| Well in my opinion they are wrong. | | | | big grin and say "I knew you could". |
| There are people that have a gift for teaching. They | | | | Natural born teachers understand that classroom |
| understand that they will never make a million, but | | | | management is the most important part of teaching |
| that doesn't matter because they understand that | | | | for if they cannot control the learning environment, |
| seeing the light a child's eye when they "get it" is | | | | and then there will be no learning. Learning cannot |
| worth more. They know that they will have to fight | | | | take place in a classroom of disruptive and |
| for every 1-3% raise that they get, but they need | | | | undisciplined students. Learning cannot take place in a |
| to prepare the lesson for tomorrow before they | | | | classroom where the students have no respect for |
| start that fight because the children are where their | | | | themselves, others, the teacher, or the rules. Natural |
| priority lies. They understand that there will be little if | | | | born teachers will teach and establish rules within the |
| no praise for their efforts from their students, | | | | first few days and weeks of school so that students |
| parents, or administration because that is just the | | | | know how they are to act and the consequences if |
| way it is. They know that they are expected to be | | | | they do not act that way. Teachers that teach will |
| miracle workers even though they can only control | | | | teach their students from the first day that they, |
| what is happening to that student 8 hours of the | | | | the student, make the choice by what they choose |
| day. | | | | or choose not to do. Their actions will result in a good |
| Natural born teachers understand that a child's life | | | | consequence or a bad consequence and the teacher |
| outside of the school is not their concern; there is | | | | is willing to apply those consequences no matter who |
| nothing they can do about that. Other than signs of | | | | you are or what you look like. |
| child abuse they cannot intervene if there is a | | | | Now many people do not know that they are natural |
| divorce, or alcoholic parents, or no food in the house | | | | born teachers, but when they are facing 30 students |
| They can and have for years gone to the kitchens in | | | | eager to try their patience they will either step up |
| schools and begged for something to give little | | | | and take control and the year will fly by without any |
| Johnny because he came to school hungry. But they | | | | clock watching. On the other hand if they don't step |
| can help that child be a success when they enter the | | | | up and let the students take control then they will |
| school doors. They can make that child feel worth | | | | learn real quick that "this is going to be a long year. |
| something for at least a few hours of the day and | | | | |