"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."

"Getting her to realize and accept the idea of teaching being an art of communication: knowledge without communication skills to establish two-way communication between teacher and student is less productive."