#memorablemomentsineducation #6:

#memorablemomentsineducation 6:
This moment is brought to you after writing with my students today. When I was in the 8th grade, I was called to the nurses’ office out of the blue. Apparently, I was there for a hearing test because my PE teacher believed that I must have an issue since I talk so damn loud! But, surprising to them, I could (still can) hear perfectly well! Years later, in my first observation as a student teacher, my professor told me I appeared to be “deafening [my] students” because one girl sat with her hands covering her ears. Yes, I know I’m loud, but as my friend, former colleague, and fellow loudmouth Molly would say, “I have a disability. If I were missing a leg, would you continuously point that out to me too?” No, we wouldn’t. Just saying, perhaps we could see my ability to project my voice as an asset, not a detriment.