This year we were able to get into the lab before other classes were scheduled to use it. I taught the students a basic PowerPoint lesson. They could use it for projects in science and other classes. What I did not expect was that other teachers began asking for help with PowerPoint. My students offered to stay after school for a three-hour workshop to instruct teachers from the district.
Teaching can be very demanding at times.
On days like that one, it is very rewarding. I have gone through times when I did not know if teaching was for me. I wondered if I was reaching my students effectively. Summer at GirlTECH and meeting with the Rice graduates and undergraduates helped me as I heard them explain how teachers have helped them. I was searching for a reason to stay with teaching, not give up, and keep the vision.