Listening Ears

I have really enjoyed working with a new educator. I had eleven years in an MH cluster before moving to the ESE Specialist position. I had an extensive 'bag of tricks' and it has been a pleasure to share them with my new educator and watch her adapt them to her particular classroom needs. It has also been my pleasure to listen to the joys, fears and frustrations of being a new educator in a very challenging time in education. Sometimes just providing 'listening ears' and not saying anything is the best thing that I can do for her. I wonder how much more effective I would have been with the same kind of support when I was a new teacher. Thank you for a very rewarding experience!

Jan Twomey, Stirling Elementary