Several of the teachers that I have recently been in contact with feel like they don't have the time to take on another thing in their classrooms. They are bogged down with testing, district and state requirements, and trying to keep the pace of the curriculum.
As a former teacher myself, I have been there. I completely understand. Weeks would go by where I felt like I couldn't even take a second to breathe, let alone go to the bathroom!
My message is: you are a teacher, emphasis on TEACH. If you are to teach the whole child then they need to be able to understand where they fit in their community and eventually become a productive citizen. Sometimes we forget that "teaching" can mean several different things and if you change a student's behavior or outlook on life, that is sometimes more important then mastering standard 10.1.11.
If you can take 10 minutes a day to let students think about what is going on in their community and how they can give back, then you can help them plan a service project.
Start small. Do the little ones need help with reading? Have your students go down to their classrooms once a week to do some reading and mentoring.
Is there a blank white wall in the cafeteria that could use some life? Ask the art teacher to help your students create a mural that shows school pride.
It is the life lessons that stick with students. So go out and get them in the game, the game of giving and learning through living.
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