"Man in the mirror"

"I'm Gonna Make A Change,
For Once In My Life
It's Gonna Feel Real Good,
Gonna Make A Difference
Gonna Make It Right . . ."

So how can I make a change, and what kind of change am thinking about? I mean, I would LOVE to make a huge change for a lot of people. Maybe help needy and poor kids in a foreign country or even here in little Norway, where quite a few kids are living troubled lives. Or perhaps do some charity work at an old folks home or a house for disabled people. It is really easy to be overwhelmed with guilt for not contributing enough to make this world a better place.

I discussed these thoughts with a colleague once, and after a while he said: "Being a teacher also gives us a chance to make a difference, you know!" There and then I realized that my contribution, small but hopefully not unnoticeable, was to try and make a difference for my students. My motto was going to be "catch them being good". They should feel self confident, important, valuable, brave, caring and know that they too were making a difference. "Yes, I can", I thought. Or better "Yes, we can!" For what is a teacher without her students? Nothing.

One of many ways to reach out to my students is this blog. Here I will write about reflections on our topics in class, things I think about, things that are important to my students and more. So without further ado:

"I´m starting With The Man In
The Mirror
I'm Asking Him To Change
His Ways
And No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself,
And Then Make A Change"

My change is here. My change is now. "Yes, we can!"