The Roots of Community Education

It is the night before the beginning of 2008 school year and I am happy to have been offered my first teaching position in my home town of Fort Qu’Appelle. I will be teaching 3 sections of grade 9 ELA as well as a Foods 9 and a Phys.Ed. 9  to round out the afternoon. I’ve had a lot of thoughts about what I’d like to accomplish with the grade 9’s this year but what we accomplish will largely depend on the level of enthusiasm the students will bring to the classroom to learn and grow with one another.

I know that I am going to put my heart and soul into this job and helping my students grow and develop but I realize I’m going to need their help as much as they need mine. It needs to be a reciprocal process where everybody helps one another out. I found the Jerry Maguire scene where Tom Cruise pleads with Cuba Gooding JR, “Help me, help you.” I will probably play this scene for the students to help set the tone for the class. Students arrive on Monday. I can’t wait to get started! Stay tuned for further developments of the classes I’ll be teaching…

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