Teach well.

Did you know that there is a responsibility to teach math? Not only is there a responsibility to teach how to get answers, but there is a conceptual push behind every math problem to see the bigger picture. No longer is math just drill and practice; math is something that can teach and can grow students in their critical thinking skills and in their practices of all other subjects of learning too.

These standards are as follows:



Many of these are self explanatory, and if not, the little bald guy helps act it out in many of these scenarios, so model after him. Through these, students are responsible to demonstrate their thinking and persevere in working hard.

This seems like a weird topic to talk about, but as a teacher leader, we strive to be the best teachers we can be so that our students succeed. And let's be honest, we wouldn't be in this field if it weren't for our students. These students that get on your last nerve when they ask a question that you literally just finished answering or the student that you watch mark the wrong answer on the EOG test when they had just "mastered it" a day ago.

But these students are also the ones that draw pictures of you and them holding hands underneath that same sun and tree that every person has drawn before. They are the ones that you catch looking at you and when you redirect their eyes to their paper, you still see them smiling at their paper because that bond between the two of you is still there, even when being reprimanded. These students that want to tell you all about their day, because they trust you enough to share these minor details in their lives that right now, mean the world to them.

These are our students. We have the responsibility to teach them and teach them well. So, get out there and exhaust those resources, because we often see these children more than their parents do. We are some of the biggest influences in their lives right now, and although we may get frustrated, they are the reason we are still here.

Seriously, I'm exhausted too...
And I'm not even a teacher yet.
You're doing great!

Sincerely,
Brittany Kertesz