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A reflection for teachers on returning to school

  • Writer: David OMalley
    David OMalley
  • 2 minutes ago
  • 1 min read

 

Its time to dive back in!
Its time to dive back in!

There’s no going back now!

You’ve done it!

You’ve started a new school year.

You are surrounded by colleagues

Who, like you, are looking into uncertainty.

 

What will this new year be like?

What will be new? Who will be new to me?

How do I want to be different from last year?

What aspects of my professional life do I want to develop?

How do I want my relationships to improve,

With colleagues and with pupils?

How will I use data more easily and efficiently?

How will I balance my daily life pattern?

What personal development do I want to explore?

 

So many questions!

Each one might be the key to moving forward

And avoiding the temptation to walk the worn paths of earlier years


The energy to start again comes from your pupils and colleagues
The energy to start again comes from your pupils and colleagues

 

The energy to make a new beginning this year

also comes from your passion for your subject

So, keep reading, exploring and learning.

Your memory is another energy source:

You will remember great teachers as a pupil

And how important they were to you

Academically, socially, and personally

 

Now you are called to be that presence

For a unique group of pupils.

Called to build their curiosity, confidence and kindness

Called to surround them with challenges and guidelines

That will shape their future lives and world.

 

Using the wisdom of RUAH

You will shape young lives

Rough diamonds and vulnerable alike

Into good citizens and flourishing human beings

After the example of Jesus.


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