A Milwaukee-area middle school. Two boys playing around, nothing terrible, but things get a bit too rough. One of them tears the sleeve of the other one's shirt. Not such a big deal – except the shirt belonged to the boy's late father. It carried a lot of emotion for him.
via www.jsonline.com
What a nice story about the intangibles of teaching. How many simple acts do good teachers complete each day that make a world of difference to children? I am often perplexed at how individual teachers can conduct identical lessons or activities to essentially the same types of students. One teacher's activity, however, is extremely successful while another teacher's students display lackluster interest. Some teachers just have an uncanny ability to relate to students and make them feel good about themselves, the class, and their work. It's too bad we can't transfer that special ability to all teachers.