Friday, May 4, 2007

One Man's Kid's

2. I know exactly why Daniel Meier enjoys working with kids. I know because I too love working with kids. My favorite part about working with kid's is being included in their joy when they do something for the first time, or when they finally master a skill they have been working on for weeks. It is such an honored felling when a child comes up to you and says " Teacher come see what I can do!" Just knowing that out of everyone in the school yard that child has chosen you to share his/her special joy with is so rewarding. Working with children is also amazing. Know matter how many times you have taught and watched a child learn the alphabet or write their name it is a new amazement every time. I believe there are other reasons Daniel enjoys being a teacher. Being a teacher is not just teaching knowledge to children. It is being someone the children can count on. There are so many children who have nobody they can trust and depend on. There my not be much a teacher can do about a child's home life, but there is something they can do about their school life. For many children school is the only place they feel safe or cared about. I believe that Daniel Meier knows about this, and that he wants to be there as much as he can for the children who need him. Being a teacher is not about the money its about the difference you make in each child's life.

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