Work is Unending

Day in and date out the amount of work climbs on our shoulders weighing us down, but because of our belief to help others, to never be content with mediocrity, and to be optimistic, we persevere and move forward. That's what I read in students' blogs these past few weeks. Their words give me hope that the mountains of papers and growing inbox are all worth the work I do.

No one has ever had it easy if it's worth doing. I see parents being patient and caring for children that some day are going to make them proud. If we, as parents and grandparents, were to give up on the weak and helpless beings placed in our care, they would have a hard and surely impossible time in life. All children in our care need our commitment and compassion. So putting the extra effort will all pay off in the long run.

Next year we'll have another class and we do it all again. It's our plan to have learned more to be a better teacher to the list of names on our roster. We do the unending work for them, but also for ourselves. Continued acquisition of knowledge, skills, and ways to apply what we learn is our way of coping with our jobs. Moving forward means trying to find ways to become more proficient.

With every skills learned, we make a decision of whether to use it. If it benefits others, we should. If it makes life fulfilling, we should. If it makes teaching efficient, we should.

Continue learning and think of how you can apply skills gained to help others.