Friday, November 30, 2007

Why I Teach...

Last night my school had their annual "Holiday Night" which included a performance that I coordinated with the 2nd and 3rd grade classes and the chorus. In addition to teaching music at Bell, I also teach an afterschool chorus comprised of approximately 50 4th and 5th Graders. I recieved a letter yesterday from one of my students whom I have had since she was in 3rd grade. She is now in the 5th grade and has been one of those kids I really had a heart for from the beginning. Here's what she wrote:

"Dear Miss Jenkins, Thank you for the great job in the show. You did a great job of telling and teaching us to do. I enjoy being in chorus because of your work. I just wish I could be a kid forever so I could stay here in chorus. You can make everything fun and that's just what you do. I hope you can do more with the little kids becuase they did great. I hope we did great too. I'm looking forward to music class. Thank you for coming here. It is an honor to have you. You are the best music teacher I've ever had. Your student, Pamela"