Just a short post today to share a positive about teaching. There is so much negativity surrounding teaching today - workload, job role, paperwork, scrutinisation, etc... Let's remember what's important and why we put ourselves through it all shall we? :)
Today's big positive was the successful delivery of my year one class' assembly for the whole school, parents and governors. They did SO well; I was beaming with pride! Despite several pupil illnesses they managed to pull off a really lovely assembly. The other staff whom I work with were extremely complimentary about it and so were the parents. When looking at the parents on the back row there were many happy tears to be seen and a collection of smiling faces so happy that they were only beaten in size by the beaming faces of my class. As they sat there givin their all to their readings, drama and singing, they grinned from ear to ear. Every single one of them. What a special moment to see and feel a part of. Helping the children to do this for their peers and parents is what it's all about. These are the memories they will keep - parents and children alike.
So what should you take from this? Don't let the happiness slide because of all the other boxes you need to tick in the school day/week/year. Let them smile. Help them smile. Plan time for them to smile and get the most out of their 'education'. Happy pupils, happy parents, happy teachers. Keep working hard and challenging all children, but worry about the results of tests a little less? Let the happiness back into teaching everyone. Enjoy! Love Miss M xx
