A Moment of Clarity
Since I write a couple other places and there are only so many hours in a day, I've neglected this space a bit lately. But I have a few topics started that I'll try to get online soon.
Back in November I got the news that I successfully completed National Board Certification. It was a long three-year process and I was at the end of my eligibility. If I didn't make it, I would have to wait ten years to try again. For the week before the scores were to be released, I tried very hard to put it out of my mind. After all, I had done all I could do. Still the stress would get to me occasionally.
I had already decided that I would wait until after school to check my score. If I didn't make it, I was afraid the disappointment would make it difficult for me to continue to teach that day. And if I did make it... well, to be honest I wasn't all that optimistic. An odd thing happened that morning though. I was busy running around the room, answering questions, giving instructions -- pretty much a normal day. And I had a moment when I thought, "You know, I'm really lucky. I'm teaching a subject I love in a school that I like a lot. Almost all of the students I have this year are trying, even a couple of them that just don't get it." And for that moment, I really didn't care whether I got National Board Certification.
Still, I'm really glad I did.
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Back in November I got the news that I successfully completed National Board Certification. It was a long three-year process and I was at the end of my eligibility. If I didn't make it, I would have to wait ten years to try again. For the week before the scores were to be released, I tried very hard to put it out of my mind. After all, I had done all I could do. Still the stress would get to me occasionally.
I had already decided that I would wait until after school to check my score. If I didn't make it, I was afraid the disappointment would make it difficult for me to continue to teach that day. And if I did make it... well, to be honest I wasn't all that optimistic. An odd thing happened that morning though. I was busy running around the room, answering questions, giving instructions -- pretty much a normal day. And I had a moment when I thought, "You know, I'm really lucky. I'm teaching a subject I love in a school that I like a lot. Almost all of the students I have this year are trying, even a couple of them that just don't get it." And for that moment, I really didn't care whether I got National Board Certification.
Still, I'm really glad I did.
Technorati tags: A Moment of Clarity~blog~education~sensations
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