#20 "E" I can't be that teacher...

So I'm totally inspired by this I Can't Be That Mom read last night and I knew the second I read it I had to make my own version of it.

So here it goes...

I can't be that teacher that leaves sub plans that are 17 pages long and tell you every detail about how Sally needs to make sure she gets along with Suzy. Or how Joey needs to be reminded of how to turn in his paper. Or how to put away everything in the bookcases just so.

But I will be the teacher that when I get back look for students that were kind and helpful and celebrate the good that the sub leaves in the report.

I can't be that teacher that has a website updated that has every PowerPoint slide and lesson plan posted since the first day of school so that if you are absent you know that you missed how to memorize the quadratic function without even coming to class.

But I will make kick ass videos and post them on Google Classroom so you can get direct instruction from me and go at your own pace and makes you feel like I am right there with you even when I'm not.

I can't be that teacher that gives you a 20 page review guide for a test. That doesn't teach you how to independently learn and own your learning.

But I will give you opportunities to continue to show your mastery and process of learning and not average your tests. Instead I will override your previous scores to reflect your current understanding. And this takes time and effort, but I believe the effort is worth it.

I can't be that teacher that never lets you fail.

But I will create the best and safest environment to fail in so that you don't stay in that place and you want to learn and grow.

I can't be that teacher that wears heals and skirts everyday and looks like I am going to a business meeting downtown.

But I will have blue hair and wear my boot cuffs as knee warmers and crazy leggings and sparkly Converse and laugh and laugh about how silly I am.

I can't be that teacher that goes home and grades your unit tests the day you take them and give them to you the next day.

But I can invest in my own kids when I go home after school and know that that makes me a better teacher the next day.

I can't be that teacher that has a planner that is organized in the way that teacher school taught us.

But again...I will give you my heart and energy and best everyday when I walk in the classroom. And when the end of the day comes you will know that you got my heart, my spirit, and that I love being a teacher and I will do it again the next day and the next day. Because teaching is fluid and I love that it creates the gift of revising and editing and trying new things. And I will keep trying new things and because of that sometimes you might just look at me with that look on your face wondering what the heck?! And we will grow together through it all.

Yep, that is who I will be. And we will both be the better for it.