"Seeing her excitement and enthusiasm--watching her gain insights
into concepts that are difficult for a student to learn."
"His comments, his requests for assistance, and the fact that he
returned week after week was incentive enough for me to prevail in the face
of countless hours of my own preparation."
"Helping a beginning teacher so that he decided to stay in the
profession for a second year."
"They (new teachers) told me that I unknowingly role-modeled a lesson
idea and classroom management techniques, and they voluntarily and
successfully adapted these ideas."
"Demonstrating the proper use of science equipment in her 6th grade
class, and hearing the 'oohs' and 'aahs'."
"Watching him try out and expand the ideas that we planned
together!"
"The greatest reward was helping him to understand where the pitfalls
are in the material and how to get the ideas across to the students."