Edstrom Educational Consulting

I have been thinking a lot about snowflakes lately, which is strange because I live in California and it is spring.  However, my kindergartner is completely fascinated by snowflakes, mostly because each one is unique, like no other in the universe.  And not to sound trite, but so are students.  Unique.  Like no other in the universe.  Recently I spoke at a career panel and was asked by a sixth grade girl, “Why do you like teaching?”  I stopped and thought about why I liked being a teacher.  What did teaching mean to me?  As I looked out over the sea of young women sitting there, I knew my answer.   I like the puzzle of teaching to the unique.  I thrive on figuring out how to make EVERY child learn what is just right for them.  I gauge my success as a teacher upon how effectively I succeed at this.   I believe that it is this constant need to advocate for every learner that makes this profession so very interesting.  Let’s face it–it requires flexibility, creativity and  plain old mental Olympics to achieve this in the classroom.