So many times, lately, my "WHY" has popped up and hit me right in the face. My "why," meaning the reason WHY I do what I do. We all have a "why." What is yours? Well, mine just so happens to be this: you know that feeling you get when one of your students all of a sudden has an "ah ha" moment?" My why is about that, but then I take it a step further. My "why" is when a student has a "light-bulb moment" when their mind gets opened up to a broader, more accepting and tolerant world.
I left a job in a big school district to come to a small, rural area for a reason. I didn't know that reason completely when I left, but it has been slowly revealed day by day. My "why" comes about often here. What a blessing (in disguise, of course). Don't forget to look for your "whys" every day!
