Teaching to Change the World – chapter 12

“It will probably take me a lifetime to develop into the teacher that I want to be.”  Jasper Hiep Dang Bui

     One of the big lessons I have learned in this program is that my journey towards becoming the best educator I can be is one that will never end.  I’ve known since I first became a teacher that I had to commit myself to being a lifelong learner.  However, this program has given me the vision and the drive to take that goal one step further.  I now realize that I HAVE to continually challenge myself as an educator through research and self-reflection.  There is always something to work on and learn more about, and there will always be another step to take.  Those steps may not be comfortable, but I’m starting to figure out that they are possible and necessary.   I feel as though my eyes are just now beginning to open and focus on the possibilities of what I am capable of accomplishing.  I am very grateful for the experience of having gone through this program and for the knowledge and insight I have gained by doing so.  My journey to becoming the most equitable educator I can possibly be is far from over, but I now look forward to the challenge. 

“Keep in mind always the present you are constructing.  It should be the future you want.” Alice Walker