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Well Well Well..... I was floored last month when my Principal came in and started taking pictures of me. First, I started posing as if I was in the middle of a GQ photo shoot. Then he congratulated me on being named "Teacher of the Month". This was better than the ONLY time I made the "Deans List" in college! It was better than when I made All-Stars in Baseball, Basketball and Soccer. It was better then when they said, "It's a boy!"...Just kidding. I knew I was having a boy! I got to go to my first Board Meeting on a Monday Night where they read an article about me! I was very honored with the kind words. I have to say, my school is AMAZING! I have an amazing leadership team, amazing teaching team and an amazing support system. I've been teaching for 4 years now and still feel like I'm trying to figure out what to do! For some...teaching is a 7-3 clock in clock out job. To me it's always been much more. Teaching is not just academics but leading students to be the best person they can be. I have a student roughly 38 hours a school week. They are awake roughly 70 hours a school week. I have a student the majority of his or her day and the majority of their week. Mom and Dad have a lot less time with them as well. If you think about all the influences our culture, media, peers, and world throw at kids today, you can guess how much junk influences their life, language, character, personality, and anything else about a child. I teach Math, Science and Social Studies to my kids throughout the day. I do this and teach "how to make good choices", "how to look at someone and talk to them", "how to shake hands", "how to say yes please or no thank you" and respect, character qualities, manners, and integrity to name some more. Every Friday my 3rd grade boys club meets. We call it the "Moffitt's Matey's" club. I gave each student a tie. We learn how to tie them, converse appropriately, hold doors for ladies, and other things that young men need to know now. As I approach the end of my 4th year teaching, I can honestly say, teaching has got to be the hardest job in the world. I am an uncle, grandpa, dad, friend, mentor, shoulder to cry on, buddy, someone who will listen, someone who will give attention or a much needed hug. Teaching is not a 7-3 job. It's a calling.
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AuthorMr. Moffitt is a 3rd Grade teacher in Vidor Texas. . Archives
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