Helping students find themselves

I always welcome the opportunity to honor my amazing students so I was pleased that my nomination for "Trailblazer of the week" was selected.  As I said in my nomination, Kaya B. represents the best of AACT students because of her work ethic, her leadership, and most importantly, her kindness.  I was thrilled when the Principal asked her to do a thank you video to me and shared it with the school.  The most noteworthy thing wasn't that she finds my classroom engaging  and fun, though I take great pride in the curricula I design.  No, the beautiful thing in her video response was her saying that my class helps her "look into who I am myself."   I'm a firm believer in trying to provide a good and safe space for students to figure out who they are, and giving them time to reflect and act on their beliefs and values.  Congratulations to Kaya!