Quietly Rebelious

I give a lot of credit towards teachers. It isn't easy to be one. Our minds are computers with a thousand tabs opening making a million different decisions every second. We are thoughtful, we are creative, and we are constantly changing/adapting. I like to think of teachers as being very well rounded people. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, shocks a teacher or really sets the back. We see it all and hear it all. We deal with being powerless when we want to help our students and we deal with sleepless nights where we wonder if our students are safe. We have probably been puked on and had moments of sheer delight and hilarity. We bare and carry with us all the good and bad. It is what makes us wise but also what can also makes us tired. The world has become a place that we know and have experienced. When I cam across this quote below I thought of many things. I thought of memory moments in teaching.

“It seems to me that the best teachers are the ones who are quietly rebellious.”  

It reminds me of the sheer tack that teachers have when it comes to conversation. It makes me think of the patience and the listening we all do. Quietly rebellious teachers are the ones who are always rooting for their students. They are the ones who stand up for what they believe is right. They are the ones that know how to strike in the right moment.

In moments when their needs to be a voice the quietly rebellious teacher is the one who gets their point across in the art of language. They are the teacher that pulls the logic and the reason out. I think many teachers strive to be the quietly rebellious teacher. It gives us something to reflect on.

As a teacher how do you make change? How do you rebel in way that shows respect and the right type of concern?