Career path for the accolades or fringe

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It is difficult to predict how others will see you. Educators do not choose this career path for the accolades or fringe benefits but for the personal reward of seeing their students succeed.

It is this satisfaction that emanates and often leaves an indelible impression. Most educators do

not expect to be remembered, but they all hope to make a difference. For those educators whose

passion for teaching leaves a positive indelible impression, they want to be remembered as

having had a positive impact on their students.

As an educator, I want my students to remember me as the teacher who made them love

learning. The teacher who got them to do what others (including themselves) did not think was

possible, because I believed in them. As an ESL/ELL educator, I want to be remembered as the

teacher who helped bridge the language gap. The one who helped them learn how to read, write,

and speak in English without losing their native language and culture. The teacher who showed

them how to navigate in American society as a proud bilingual individual.

I want to be remembered as not only their teacher but as someone they can trust, the

teacher whose door was always open. The teacher who was always available to help them,

whether with an academic or personal problem. The teacher who showed them how to be

resourceful but not be afraid to ask for help. I want to be remembered as a nurturing and

compassionate educator, a shoulder to cry on, a face to find pride and love in.

Being an educator is about more than imparting information; it is about being there for

your students every need. It is about being stuff without being mean, pushing them to go beyond

what they thought possible. It is about building self-confidence by having confidence in them. It

is about teaching them to be proud of who they are while embracing new experiences. It is about

 

 

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being a lifeline because sometimes that is what a child needs most of all. This is how I want to

be remembered. This is the legacy I want to leave behind.