Not sure....

What a week...  As I reflect today I can't help but wonder if I am a good teacher or not.

Today was a tough day for me, I found myself disappointed in myself.  I don't know if what I am doing is making a difference or not.  Today was one of those "first year teacher" days.

You feel like you try so hard to help and then something happens and you feel like it's all your fault, when it's not.

I had a very open conversation with a co-worker today, she said to me "All you can do is try, help your students, and if a student doesn't see that what you are doing is only because you believe in them and you want them to succeed, then that's their loss.  It's hard when you try and do whatever you can to help but you feel like they don't care."

I feel that in the end what I am doing to help will be the right thing but some days you wonder if what you are doing is working, if it makes a difference, or if it's worth it.

If you would have asked me a couple hours ago I probably would have said I don't know if what I am doing matters to my students but if you ask me now I would like to think that the support I am giving to my students does matter, it does make a difference, and it is worth it!