I'm more eloquent about it when I can pause to think about it.

The reality is I often feel very demoralized because of the students' low effort and lack of care.  Students that are actually enthusiastic about learning are in the definite minority



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AskSN

What negative feedback have you received recently?

cryotosensei

I’m glad that you find meaning in what you do when you look at the totality of your job. Many teachers get jaded because they can’t reconcile the gap between their ideal world and the stark reality.

I also think some of the lessons we teach now will only resonate and sink in with them years after our time with them. Sowing seeds in our students’ minds is a common analogy used in this instance. I tend to think of it as me using a sledgehammer to break down some of their resistance - so that the next teacher who comes along will have an easier time getting through to them.

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