My Students

I am continually impressed with many of my students. Some of them impress me with their motivation and determination, some with their raw talent for language. Some students impress me with their vibrant personalities and other with their sense of humor. No matter what it is that impresses me, I am often reminded how awesome they are. Last week while I was grading essays I was not only reminded how cool my students are, but I was inspired by one.

I have always liked this particular students. He works hard and he doesn't always have the correct answer but he is never scared to try. The topic of his essay is unimportant, but he wrote about how when he cooks he wears the same clothes that a chef does. He explained that when he wears his chef clothes the food he makes is more delicious than the food he makes when he doesn't wear them. I realized that he has mentioned his love of cooking and desire to be a chef many times in his essays.

I think his dream of being a chef is really cool. Most of my male students say they want to be doctors, scientists, inventors or computer programmers (or something similar) when they grow up. They don't really consider professions that aren't science based. This is one of the first students I have met who wants to do something outside of the math or science career track. I think it's awesome that he is interested in something other than science and computers (I probably think it's awesome because I have very little interest/talent in those two fields). He is so confident and unfazed by his classmates saying he is crazy for wanting to cook. His confidence and passion make me smile. I know he will go far.