What Drives My Passion to Teach?
After reading several books on teacher inquiry in the classroom, I was side-tracked into a reflection on what drives my passion to teach. Something has to make me want to get out of bed and brush 4cm of snow off my car in -30 celsius weather to drive to school.
Learning: the ability/skills to help others learn, whatever their learning style may be.
Inquiry: to develop as a teacher by looking at my own practice as a teacher-inquirer and engaging in reform-minded teaching.
I’m addicted to the “aha” looks on the faces of my students when they grasp something they’ve/we’ve been working on or struggling with. I’m addicted to the dead silence that occasionally fills my class when everyone is engaged in a topic or book or the blast of questions that stem from a discussion. I’m addicted to those rare moments of “magic” in the class.
I’m also addicted to the questions I constantly ask myself regarding my teaching. Those questions, that sometimes I’d rather not ask, questions that make you look at yourself as you teach and interact with the students.
What drives you to teach?
