What's Your Teaching "Stethoscope"?

I am grateful that the nursing profession has been recognized in the media lately. I have a daughter who is a heart nurse and I know how hard she works and her passion for helping each and every patient. She also is studying to be a nursing professor. I am glad she will become a teacher as well. She will be great at this new venture. 

I started thinking about our occupation - the wonderful profession of teaching. What is our "costume"? What is our "stethoscope"? 



I know for me as I enter my school each day, I need to be clothed in compassion, grace and a boatload of patience. I need to put all the cares of my life aside and focus on the needs of each of my students. How can I help them understand this concept? How can I further their learning? What can I do to increase their confidence and help them feel good about being a learner that day? 


My stethoscope is always with me. It is my eyes as I look into the hearts of each of my students. Are they sad today? Did they have a hard start to their day or was one of their peers a bit unkind to them today? How can I lift their hearts and their spirits? Do they have something exciting to share with me? In what way can I show them they are dear to me and that they are a unique and special creature on this spinning ball we live on? 

Each occupation has its hurdles, its challenges, its passions and its rewards. Isn't it wonderful that we all do have varied talents and strengths so we can support each other with the gift that God has given to us to share with our world? What is your "costume" and what is your "stethoscope"? I would love to hear about it.  


Susie Word Nerd