In celebration of Valentine's week and the nationwide #LoveTeaching campaign, the Kaimuki-McKinley-Roosevelt support team wanted to share some of the reasons we got into teaching, and why we are so proud that you chose teaching as your life's work as well. Enjoy!
I love teaching because I get to know my students as individuals and see them grow. It is especially rewarding seeing a change in them from being a lazy student to someone who wants to better themselves.
-Stacie, First Year KMR Teacher
I love teaching, because I consider it to be the most impactful, worthwhile service-oriented career. I've heard it said that no amount of success can compensate for failure in the home; however, I would modify that to state that no amount of successful curriculum can compensate for poor instruction. As a teacher, I have more of an influence on my students by the way I teach, rather than by the tools I use. I hope to see a shifting of the learning curve for our Pacific Islander students from being some of the lowest performing students to being some of our highest achievers. They already have so many obstacles they need to overcome outside of school; I don't want my classroom to be a hurdle they have to face when they're with me for nearly 1/3 of their entire day.
-Michael Meli, Induction and Mentoring KMR Complex Area Support Team Lead
-Stacie, First Year KMR Teacher
I love teaching, because I consider it to be the most impactful, worthwhile service-oriented career. I've heard it said that no amount of success can compensate for failure in the home; however, I would modify that to state that no amount of successful curriculum can compensate for poor instruction. As a teacher, I have more of an influence on my students by the way I teach, rather than by the tools I use. I hope to see a shifting of the learning curve for our Pacific Islander students from being some of the lowest performing students to being some of our highest achievers. They already have so many obstacles they need to overcome outside of school; I don't want my classroom to be a hurdle they have to face when they're with me for nearly 1/3 of their entire day.
-Michael Meli, Induction and Mentoring KMR Complex Area Support Team Lead