Brianne Henry

Last week, I passed out a 20-question paper to each of the students in my classes. This questionnaire is full of self-reflection questions to get them thinking about the school year that is about to come to a close. At first they complained, but after about five minutes, they began to reminisce over the past ten months. I asked them questions about the most important things they had learned this year. They were to list three nice things they had done for a fellow student or teacher. I asked them to share a time when something was really difficult but they persevered and finally got it down. These questions were not just based on classes they had with me, but on their school year as a whole. Then they began to ask me the same questions..."Mrs. Henry, what is your favorite memory from this year?" "Have you done anything to help another teacher this year?" It definitely got me thinking about my school year... Sometimes I feel like an outcast among my fellow educators