Making It

As part of my grad classes we watch a lot of videos of teaching techniques. Most of them take place in charter schools. A lot of them are “model” teachers that are former colleagues of the admins, but some of them are from former grad students. I know our class complained that we wanted to see more clips from district schools, since that’s where we all work. Well, it seems they’re listening.

How do I know? Because my science professor asked ME if she could use one of my videos from last year as an exemplar for the first year students for a particular technique.

Me.

Grad students are now watching a video of me to learn how to do a thing.

Well, damn.

Things my students say…

“Miss, you were in my dream last night!”

I really wasn’t sure if I wanted to hear where this was going, but of course he told the story…

In his dream, the school was being attacked. We were trapped and  everyone else gave up, and was just willing to die. But I busted down a door and helped them escape.

Apparently I also scolded him for leaning out the window of the rescue helicopter. “See, even in my dreams you yell at me!”

I’m not sure how to process this. On the one hand, I guess it’s flattering that he thinks I would rescue them in a crisis and keep them safe (and that I’m a badass that can bust down doors!) But the fact that the school being attacked is part of his reality frightens me.