You're just a fool
Just a fool
To believe you can change the world
Don't listen to them when they say
You're just a fool
Just a fool
To believe you can change the world
Oh the smallest thing can make all the difference
Love is alive
Don't you listen to them when they say
You're just a fool
Just a fool
To believe you can change the world
Lately these lyrics have been in my mind. I have noticed that a lot of the teachers at the school I teach at are there for themselves and only themselves. They worry whether or not they get their full 30 minutes of lunch, their prep time, and other little things that really shouldn't matter if you are there for the students education. Not to build myself up, but I am at the school every morning by 6:50 and don't leave until 3:30 or 4:00 on any given day. I do not have a prep and force myself to take a lunch because I still have students in my class room when it is my lunch. Now there are a few teachers in the school who are there for the students. Two teachers come to mind. One is the a science teacher and the other is the 7th grade resource teacher. These two individuals are there to make a difference in there student's lives. They are constantly finding ways to help their students who are struggling. If all teachers were like these two teachers I can only imagine what the education system would be like. I hope that I can become the kind of teacher they are.
Many teachers look at my job like it is a baby sitting job. They look at my students like something is wrong with them. I think it is sad that there are a teachers that won't even allow my students in their classroom. Something is wrong with that. I want to CHANGE that. I want to sow these teachers how important education is especially to those students who have a disability. My students may not look like everyone else or act like everyone else but they are still kids and want to have fun and learn. When the other teachers look at me and make comments on certain students behavior it hurts inside. If they only understood what my students went through each day and that some of them can't control themselves then maybe they would understand better.
I am very thankful for the support I do have in the school. For the teachers that let my students into their classrooms to learn and make learning fun. I have a great principal and vice principal that support me and understand that somedays are going to be absolutely crazy.
I do want to CHANGE how those select teachers view my students and the regular ed students education. When I entered the education field I thought everyone was in the field for the students and to give them the best education possible, but the few months I have been teaching I have found that I was wrong.
Some people may think I am a fool for what I do, but I honestly wouldn't choose a different career. I am excited when my students get off the bus because I don't know what today is going to bring. Something exciting ALWAYS happens.
I hope once I leave Spring Creek Middle School I will leave some kind of mark on that school. Whether it is my students can go to any general ed class they want or just more acceptance from the faculty there will be some sort of change.
