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Now fellas, please don’t get your tail feathers in a ruffle! 🙂 March is Women’s History Month, so it seems the perfect time to reflect on important women in our lives. I realize there are plenty of important men in our lives as well. I’ll be honest—I even googled Men’s History Month and was shocked to learn there is no such thing! However, I do promise to recognize male role models real soon!
So y’all, who are the women who have most impacted your success as a teacher? Please share details! Proud to be a teacher! |
So many women have influenced my teaching career. First my Mom who taught I could be anything I wanted to be.
My wonderful mentor teacher Gloria. Who still to this day is my sounding board.
Finally a wonderful group of early childhood teachers that I have met through the Greater Detroit Cooperative Teachers association. We have the greatest speakers and trainings there. Wonderful conversations that help all of us grow as teachers.
My hat is off to all of them.
I have been influenced by Melissa, the world’s greatest mentor! 🙂
Even though she moved away from South Texas, we still keep in touch. She taught me more than any college class ever could. She gave real life, hands-on suggestions & ideas that actually work in the classroom.
I have also met many great early childhood teachers at conferences over the years. I thank them for being such wonderful influences on me and for sharing their thoughts and ideas.
Thank you also to Debi, my pillar of support at school. I hope you don’t decide to retire at the end of this year. I’d be lost without you! 😉
I had an amazing mentor teacher, Pat. She really showed me through example the importance of teaching to the whole child. She taught me that building a relationship with the child will go a long ways, not only in academics but behaviors as well. I will always be indebted to her for the lessons she taught me.
My mother has influenced my teaching career the most because she is the one who let me line up my stuffed animals up and down her hallway and “play school” when I was a 2nd grader. When I would tell her that I wanted to grow up to be a teacher, she would always encourage it.
The most important woman in my life is definitely my mom. Even thought she isn’t a teacher, she taught me so much about inspiring others to learn. I channel her calm and accepting demeanor when dealing with difficult situations in the classroom. She is the person I turn to when I need an opinion of how best to deal with situations.
Many wonderful women have influenced my life as a teacher. I would say that it started with my mom! She is a terrific role model for me to be a caring and compassionate person which I believe are important qualities of a teacher. She taught me to never give up and demonstrated in each of my accomplishments.
My daughter is also a wonderful model for me. She had learning issues of her own growing and was placed in an Early Childhood Special Ed program. Now, she is a mom and a paraprofessional in the same program she came through! This resulted in a great understanding of what parents feel when they sit on the other side of the table from an education who is trying to get the child help and has the best interests of the child at heart. It is painful to hear all of the things that would qualify your child, that you know are true, and make you want to break down and cry even though they are not your fault.
The members of my Kindergarten team and the Kindergarten teachers who came before me that make me a better teacher because of the support and love for their jobs.
I HAVE BEEN TRULY BLESSED BY THE WONDERFUL WOMEN WHO COME MY WAY!!
The first woman and the most wonderful person in my life is my “Mother”. And what a teacher, she continues to be. Coming from a family of 8, six boys, one sister and myself being the forth oldest. The other woman would be my eight grade teacher who was a nun who said before graduation turn to each other and say good-by to each other because you will all be going your own way and by the time you finish high school you will be surprize how many will be intouch with each other. Its sad to say that she was right I have been out of grade school from 1968 grade school is not even standing,neighborhood diffrent no one around. She did say travel, be good to yourself, love others and give from the heart. I love what I do I cam from the medical field working with children went back to school to become a teacher. My heart goes out the all the beautiful women who made a difference and contiune to make a diffrence because the “FUTURE” IS THE ONES WE ARE TEACHING TODAY.