The day I walk in

The day I walk in I want to feel that I belong. I want to make a difference. It’s not being naïve its being optimistic. The day I walk into my first classroom, that is my responsibility, I will feel like I belong. I will know that all my hard work has paid off and that I am in a state of complete content. I will see their faces and know this is what I spent all my time and efforts on, I belong.

There is a sense of feeling you get when you walk into a room and goose bumps starts to cover your skin and you are the definition of radiance. You know it is where you belong and you are passionate about it.

The day they walk in I want them to feel that same sense of belonging. A room that’s filled with laughter, hopes, aspirations and dreams. An environment where their voices are heard and where there is a sense of mutual agreement and respect. As Wills (2015) mentioned, I would like to establish mindfulness as a habit and part of the class culture.

I am passionate about the concept of equipping learners for life after the classroom, like previously mentioned in my blogs. The day they walk in I want them to learn these qualities. For the day when I walk out they will not remember my face or the type of perfume I used. Most of them would not even remember the daily events. But they day I walk out I want them to remember the life lessons and my pedagogy skills.

The day they walk out I want them to have a sense of mindfulness and respect towards others. For what is a mind if you can’t change it?