Chapter 12
I love the quote at the beginning of the chapter where the teacher says as individuals, none of us can save the world, but we must behave as though we can…When I first started teaching, I was very much an idealist and very naïve. I like the fact that this program (EdS) has helped me to get my idealism back, but without the naiveté. I love what the teacher quoted on page 483 says about how many of her colleagues are becoming burned out, but she feels that she’s defying the odds and has a new lease on her life as a teacher. I feel refreshed in the same way. As I read pages 498-99, I was again reminded that in the future, I need to fight against programs like “Open Court” (scripted reading). As I read page 501, I loved what was said about “questioning our own views and aspirations’. I really feel that I am doing so more than ever now…I used to think I was crazy as I constantly did this in the past, but now I am realizing that this is really a very good thing!!
