Inspired Teacher {And It Begins}

Welcome to Inspired Teacher.Net. From the jungles of Thailand, let me say thanks for stopping by.

I am beginning this site because I recognize the value of you, teachers, in our world.

I understand that daily life in the trenches of education can leave you battered and discouraged and weary, and I know that sometimes the daily grind clouds the vision we all began with– when we wanted to be Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Minds.  Or Robin Williams in Dead Poet’s Society.  Or like Gene Hackman in Hoosiers.

We all had a little Mother-Theresa-Wanna-Be in us during the early years when we dreamed of loving the individual child into betterness.

But, then, reality has typically hit us at some point along the road.  And typically it has hit us,  hard.

And grades pile up, and principals hand down mandates we can’t figure out.  Co-workers are back-biting and the curriculum changes, again.  Parents lie about their child’s homework, the state says we have to give another test, and, then, we open up the paycheck.

And we shake our heads, and we ask ourselves why we chose this profession in the first place.

And I’ve been there before, too.  I get it. Teaching is hard work– hard work that often goes unrecognized and devalued.

I‘ve logged a few years in the trenches of education and I, too, have had the stars stripped from my eyes.

I, too, have needed some inspiration.

I hope this site can become that for you, too, my fellow teacher.  Whether you are teaching your own kids at home or someone else’s kids at school, I hope Inspired Teacher is a place you can stop by to

refresh your vision,

get new ideas on things that matter, and

walk away more encouraged than when you came.

Because you, and the job you are doing, is incredibly important.

From one teacher to another, thank you for choosing to use your hands to shape the next generation for the better.

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Stop by weekly for new ideas for Character Education lessons to use in your class or home and for encouragement designed for those in the trenches {ah-hem, that’d be you.}  At this time, Inspired Teacher is primarily geared towards Elementary students {though many of the ideas could be adjusted for Middle-School students, as well}.

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