What's the best way to find inspiration?
by Edutopia Staff
May 23, 2008
Credit: Veer
Many readers have a special file or drawer they can go to when times get tough. In it, they've collected thank-you notes from students, parents, and administrators they've inspired. "Looking at this file makes the bad stuff seem small compared with the successes that I have had," one reader wrote about the morale boost such a collection provides.
Other teachers suggested having lunch with a former student or teacher as well as talking to the kids. "You always inspire more than you know!" proclaimed one reader. Being a mentor can also help educators find inspiration.
Many readers look to the students they teach for that spark, thinking back to an "'Aha!' moment" or "the face of a child when she finally got something after working hard at it."
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