I've been a teacher for 5 years and this has been a my toughest year, with many kids that lack respect for each other and for authority, and every class having a couple of students that are major behavior problems.
One of my most frustrating students never does what he I ask him to do, he always has to ask "why". And if you answer the "why", he'll find another question to ask. He's been incredibly irritating to me all year.
On Thursday, he came into my room crying... other kids had been bullying him, and he had had just a terrible day. On top of that, I had been pretty rude to him in the morning, as my frustration with him had come to a head. I had said to him "I'm sick of your crap Chris, just do what I ask".
As I talked him through his emotions, I came to realize suddenly that this 12-year-old, that has been a thorn in my side all year, was ME. I too, question everything and don't follow rules that I don't think make sense. (I've been in the principal's office 4 times this year for not following policies and procedures that I thought were dumb). He's no different.
We started talking about business, which he thinks about constantly. I told him about my business and how I leverage systems and how it operates independent of my time input. I educated him on CENTS, and the fundamentals of what makes a business successful. He just came back with question after question, and there were several times where his jaw was just hanging open as he attempted to process the things I was saying.
This kid thinks on a different level than all of his peers. For an hour, we were no longer teacher & student, but equals, and he was absorbing everything I had to say. I got him to realize, that he doesn't have to wait until he's 18, or out of college, to get started. He can start now, at 12, and be that much further ahead. On his last day of school, he's getting a copy of The Millionaire Fastlane to read over the summer.
This year of teaching is my last, as I exit to run my business full-time. It's been a frustrating year, and definitely the low point of my teaching career. I am sick of the students, and never want to see most of them again. However, at the end, I was able to significantly impact one student's life, and just jump-started him on to the Fastlane, which he might never have entered on his own.
Is there anyone here that is in the Fastlane because of the impact of one person or mentor in your life?
@Runum
One of my most frustrating students never does what he I ask him to do, he always has to ask "why". And if you answer the "why", he'll find another question to ask. He's been incredibly irritating to me all year.
On Thursday, he came into my room crying... other kids had been bullying him, and he had had just a terrible day. On top of that, I had been pretty rude to him in the morning, as my frustration with him had come to a head. I had said to him "I'm sick of your crap Chris, just do what I ask".
As I talked him through his emotions, I came to realize suddenly that this 12-year-old, that has been a thorn in my side all year, was ME. I too, question everything and don't follow rules that I don't think make sense. (I've been in the principal's office 4 times this year for not following policies and procedures that I thought were dumb). He's no different.
We started talking about business, which he thinks about constantly. I told him about my business and how I leverage systems and how it operates independent of my time input. I educated him on CENTS, and the fundamentals of what makes a business successful. He just came back with question after question, and there were several times where his jaw was just hanging open as he attempted to process the things I was saying.
This kid thinks on a different level than all of his peers. For an hour, we were no longer teacher & student, but equals, and he was absorbing everything I had to say. I got him to realize, that he doesn't have to wait until he's 18, or out of college, to get started. He can start now, at 12, and be that much further ahead. On his last day of school, he's getting a copy of The Millionaire Fastlane to read over the summer.
This year of teaching is my last, as I exit to run my business full-time. It's been a frustrating year, and definitely the low point of my teaching career. I am sick of the students, and never want to see most of them again. However, at the end, I was able to significantly impact one student's life, and just jump-started him on to the Fastlane, which he might never have entered on his own.
Is there anyone here that is in the Fastlane because of the impact of one person or mentor in your life?
@Runum
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