Stories can communicate what we believe as teachers and remind us of why we became teachers. We as educators need to promote care in our curriculum or we will not achieve success. Teachers sharing stories and interests promotes caring and helps children learn to care.
Stories show professional growth.
Teachers should be aware that they are both helping their students learn to care and demonstrating their own caring by sharing interests that go beyond the demands of textbook pedagogy. My fourth grade teacher, Mr. Sweezy, is my memorable teacher. He is so special to me because he was so caring, compassionate, and committed to his students and me. When things were tough, Mr. Sweenzy was consistently there for me, just like Mrs. Barrette was with her own class. My fourth grade year could have been a difficult time for me, but Mr. Sweezy made my experience as comfortable as possible.