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Post by paulette on Dec 4, 2015 2:03:13 GMT
chapter 11 We spend much of our life in the classroom. The super part about teaching is no 2 days are alike. Students are vulnerable to have us as teachers help and direct them to carry out their dreams, efforts, and become successful. Becky - No two days are alike...that is what makes our job so much fun!  Well said, Becky. We spend so much of our life in the classroom and no 2 days are alike! That's what makes our job so fulfilling and exciting. |
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Post by paulette on Dec 4, 2015 2:08:33 GMT
"I see you. I care. I am here for you. You can count on me." There is SO much to learn that is not between the covers of books. Let's not ever forget that. Being there and caring eliminates so many day-to-day problems and teaches them skills they will use every day no matter what they choose to do. Great quote! This is also important because we don't always know what the students bring with them to school on a day to day bases. Some students the only people that care about them are their teachers. Well said, Mary. Things that we experience every day is by far not in between the book covers. |
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Post by paulette on Dec 4, 2015 2:15:27 GMT
"I see you. I care. I am here for you. You can count on me." This is by far one of the most powerful quotes I have heard. Like Butler said, some students only have their teachers that care about them. I want every child that comes through my room to know that I care for them and they can trust me and that I will be there for them. We have to provide a safe place for our students.
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Post by tammy on Dec 4, 2015 22:38:14 GMT
The passage I like is that no two days are alike; yet if we are not careful, all the days can take on a deadening sameness. Sometimes it's hard to believe I've been doing this job for 20 years. Thinking back to how I did things those first years and how I teach some of those same things now has really changed. The dynamics of the students who come into my classroom has changed and because of that, I in a sense, have been forced to change to. I'd like to think that I've changed for the better. Always doing things the same way is boring - for both my students and me!
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Post by tammy on Dec 4, 2015 22:50:00 GMT
Perhaps I'm focusing on the fourth paragraph in the section because of a student's (belligerent) question: "Shouldn't science know everything by now?" Simply answer, no. Since it's launch in 1990 the Hubble Telescope took images way out in the Orion Nebula showing in detail how jets of dust and radiation emit from a central, gaseous disk giving evidence of star formations. The New Horizons space probe, launched in 2006, just passed by Pluto back in July giving us our first, color images of the errant planet. The Curiosity Rover, sent to Mars in 2011, has also given us our first color photographs of Martian landscape and even enabled us to discover flowing water on the Red Planet giving rise to the possibility of living cells, or a future colony. Science has exploded with knowledge in just the past ten years, but we've only scratched the surface. Basically, I agree with Thomas's quote, "We can take some gratification at having come a certain distance, but it should be a deeper satisfaction, even an exhilaration, to realize we still have such a distance to go" (p. 182 - The Differentiated Classroom) Scientific discovery will never finish, whether technological solutions, medical breakthroughs, or basic science because, well, why not. Okay, I took a quote intended for education and applied it to science. So I have my biases, but I'm keeping this one. I enjoy teaching, watching the kids faces when they suddenly get a hard concept or skill, but I also enjoy the science, the controlled explosions, the pretty colors, and the Physics toys. I also enjoy the act of discovery and the knowledge that there is something more in this world to learn. Isn't there always something new to learn? I had a student ask me this week, "How come you know so much stuff? How did you learn it all?" My response was "There's always new things to learn and that I learn new things everyday from a lot of different places - books, tv, internet; and that it takes a lot of time and effort to learn, but it's worth it. |
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Post by tammy on Dec 4, 2015 22:53:55 GMT
“It is a paradox of teaching that no two days are alike; yet, if we are not careful, all days can take on a deadening sameness.” This is an important to me because I think teachers can get into a rut and do the same thing day after day in school. They feel this is the best practice and they do the same thing everyday. I know I’m guilty of this to a certain extent. It is important to keep the classroom fresh and have a positive learning environment for all students. I agree, Tyler. Keep them guessing at what you're going to do next. It gets their attention and keeps them excited for school. Having a positive learning environment, makes everyone feel welcome and willing to take risks. |
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Post by cyarndt on Dec 5, 2015 4:40:24 GMT
Answer the following questions and respond to two colleagues. 1. What is the most important passage to you in this chapter? Why? The passage that resonated with me the most was, "These ideas are well within the reach of teachers who seek daily to do what we ought to ask of all students: risk, stretch, and push a bit beyond our comfort zone." This passage was important to me because I know that there are somethings that I have clung to in "this is how you teach....", but every year there are new students who learn in different ways, who start from different places, and are expected to have the same end result as everyone else in the group. If I am not willing to make adjustments in what approach I am comfortable teaching, why am I expecting students to have a notable change in their understanding? While "good teaching" reaches most students, there are still those students who need more than one way to understand how to do something. |
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Post by cyarndt on Dec 5, 2015 4:43:23 GMT
"I see you. I care. I am here for you. You can count on me." This is by far one of the most powerful quotes I have heard. Like Butler said, some students only have their teachers that care about them. I want every child that comes through my room to know that I care for them and they can trust me and that I will be there for them. We have to provide a safe place for our students. I agree that students so desperately need to know that we care about them, are there for them, and can count on us. I've always told my students that I won't quit on them, they don't get to quit on me! I, too, want all my students to know that I am there for them to help in whatever way I can. |
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Post by cyarndt on Dec 5, 2015 4:46:26 GMT
“It is a paradox of teaching that no two days are alike; yet, if we are not careful, all days can take on a deadening sameness.” This is an important to me because I think teachers can get into a rut and do the same thing day after day in school. They feel this is the best practice and they do the same thing everyday. I know I’m guilty of this to a certain extent. It is important to keep the classroom fresh and have a positive learning environment for all students. Tyler, I couldn't agree more!! I think sometimes we just do what we are comfortable with and get stuck in a 'rut'! Keeping the classroom "fresh" keeps students on their toes!! |
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Post by mtoepke on Dec 8, 2015 2:50:40 GMT
Don Nash- Closing thoughts- The classroom is the place where we spend the better part of our lifetimes trying to make a difference. Thankfully, I have thought long and hard enough to believe that I have made a difference. How big a difference is still in the balance. The number of former students that take the time to tell me thanks for caring for them and always believing in them is priceless. I know that caring for them and doing whatever I can to help them in school and life is very important to me but it is not enough. Have I prepared them for the next forty years of their lives? Probably not but I think I have helped them to get on the right track. In the last Final thoughts its says,:Rightly understood, excellent teaching in great measure, leadership of the young. Our greatest fear is not that we are adequate in that role but that we are powerful beyond measure. I take that role very seriously as all teachers should. One former student told me the one thing she loved about me more than anything else is that I treated everyone the same. It did not matter to me what your name was, if your were an athlete or not. I treated everyone the same and I believed in all of them the same. I remember telling student a few years ago, "I have not given up on anyone yet but I'm thinking about it." This usually gets a laugh and then they smile and nod as they know I care and I will do whatever to help them. Many times a student will come home on a weekend and call and ask to help them with a paper on something. I love taking the time to research with them and to discuss things with them. I do not think they would do this if they thought I did not care. The Big picture to me is I have to use a lot more ways and means to teach! The bottom line is I have to make time to do this. For the first time I have confidence in our technology to do more projects here in Lidgerwood. Through this, you express that you truly care about each of your students. |
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Post by mtoepke on Dec 8, 2015 2:52:32 GMT
chapter 11 We spend much of our life in the classroom. The super part about teaching is no 2 days are alike. Students are vulnerable to have us as teachers help and direct them to carry out their dreams, efforts, and become successful. One reason why I love teaching so much is exactly this reason. No days will ever be a like! |
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Post by mtoepke on Dec 8, 2015 3:00:22 GMT
It is a paradox of teaching that no two days are alike; yet, if we are not careful, all the days can take on a deadening sameness.
And this caption is so true if you aren't careful and not really care about what and how you are teaching. Sometimes I worry about my lessons and if they are too boring or if my students are being engaged. I am always trying to think of new things to try, is what I'm doing working, am I making putting the students in situations that they will be the most successful? But I'm trying my best and as each day passes, as long as I am making improvements and trying to better myself the best I can, then I can say that I'm being successful, one tiny step as at time.
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Post by marissao on Dec 14, 2015 1:40:03 GMT
The part from chapter 11 that spoke to me the most was the second paragraph. I agree with it that two days are never alike, but if not careful, days can seem similar. Each day can be different depending on how the day starts off and the environment of the room. We have to treat each day as a new day and not carry over the emotions from the previous days. We as teachers are learning each day just like our students.
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Post by marissao on Dec 14, 2015 1:41:31 GMT
For me it is the third paragraph, about the ideas in the book are ambitious. They are very ambitious and if you were to try to do all of it immediately would be information and brain overload. One step at a time and one day at a time. But also, reflect on what you are doing, it is quite possible that everyone is doing some under a different name and just need to tweak it a bit. I think it is great for teachers to remember that we need to take one step at a time and one day at a time so we do not feel overwhelmed. |
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Post by marissao on Dec 14, 2015 1:43:41 GMT
The most important passage to me was "The ideas are well within the reach of teachers who seek daily to do what we ought to ask of all students: risk, stretch, and push a bit beyond our comfort zone." This passage encourages teachers to try new things, take some risks, and see what changes happen to you and your students as you face the challenges together. I think it is a good idea for teachers to take some risks and step out of our comfort zone to be the best teacher we can. With the world of technology increases, we as teachers need to expand our skills. |
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