I started work at another single gender school. Instead of all middle class girls I nowwork with all inner city boys. For now, let’s just say that things are definitely different. Boys at this age and with this particular background are more playful, more aggressive, and much more in neeed of strong, positive, male guidance. I enjoy the work though. Working with students like these keep my instructional practices sharp as it is often much more difficult to engage these boys than it is to engage my former all girl student population. I’ll keep updates coming as interesting things occur.
Last year I learned that this job doesn’t love you…no matter how much you love it. I vowed to keep things strictly business at that point and to never again make it personal. After today I may need to rethink that philosophy. Today was my last day at Ivy Prep Academy. I decided to move on for personal reasosns but the love my former students showed me this week was overwhelming. They reminded me why teachers work weekends, late nights, and early mornings…we do it for them and they’re worth it.
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