When sitting down to grade papers, I sometimes feel I need to play happy music and splash my face with water to energize me, and sometimes the energy comes from students themselves. During my practicum, I have been impressed multiple times by my students. Between a cultural narrative project and a global citizen mission statement, I have been thriving off of student voice, and then sometimes you receive an unanticipated special note. Quotes from Student's Cultural Narratives on how their identity is shaped by language, ethnicity, religion, and gender:
Quotes from Global Citizen Mission Statement:
The reason why I chose Bonita Vista High school as the most significant place to me is that I have people I know that care so much for me. For example, my teacher, Ms. Clark, even though she knows I mess around a lot, she noticed me not being myself for a while. And she was the only person who noticed, cared, and supported me. She even wrote me a lovely note, which made my day better. She’s one of the people and reasons why school is very significant to me.
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