hope you and the others had productive interviews. be sure and tell us all the
details! saw the article in the naples paper that 120 showed up. that sounds like
fun. hope it was. i'm proud of you and the others jumping in there. details....we all
want details...
Friday, April 20, 2007
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Onward Ho!!!
Missed the comments Crystal but not to worry I'm sure. A few of us are interviewing tomorrow for positions with the county. We will certainly leave several for the rest of our beloved cohorts and wish you well in the processs. Something like 100 teachers needed. Many positions at several schools. Hope to be teaching with any one of you. Hope to be teaching. See you soon. How are the papers coming? More time after the interviews are over tomorrow. Cathy
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
ghost in the machine
what a time for this computer of mine to obliterate my apology....i said a
couple of sarcastic things about school that i think wasn't too good on my part. just the frusterations of a workaholic that happened i guess. thanks.
couple of sarcastic things about school that i think wasn't too good on my part. just the frusterations of a workaholic that happened i guess. thanks.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Teaching
Bruce Lee as a mentor in life. I certainly have not much knowledge about him but the discipline of martial arts always applealed to me. I was a team sport player, my kids were all team sports players. My daughter had to decide between becoming a horseback rider (much alone time), or a basketball and Lacrosse player. Well her teammates were already part of her life - it began in 3rd grade. Kind of hard to let go of that and go on you own way. Kind of matches what chapter 9 teaches about the increased importance of peers as students hit middle school.
We recently had to think through our mission as a teacher. What exactly is it that each of us hopes to find in the classroom. It was hard to synthesize it down to a small morsel and in fact, to accomplish another projects requirement, I split my mission into two parts and called them mission and goal. Maybe some of the same but at the time I did not think so.
My mission as a teacher - what do I want to do. Well, I want to make a difference in someones life. I want to be a positive influence where I know many students today do not have one. I want to a person of stability, of positive persona, of committment and excellence. I want to work in a team for a greater purpose (or at any rate suffer together if that is the consensus of a long day or week). I want to move people forward in life towards a positive future.
My beliefs come into play though I have not really had to exhaustively write them as of yet. That each child is uniquely created with the ability to learn is a belief. That teachers have a tremendous influence is a belief as well. It is great to help someone develop who they are and what they are able to do. I would like to be able to play a part in developing cognitive skills - thinking skills for my students. I believe that art connects so many things in life and as that is an area that I enjoy, I am going to figure out how to use it to accomplish those goals.
Ok for now.
We recently had to think through our mission as a teacher. What exactly is it that each of us hopes to find in the classroom. It was hard to synthesize it down to a small morsel and in fact, to accomplish another projects requirement, I split my mission into two parts and called them mission and goal. Maybe some of the same but at the time I did not think so.
My mission as a teacher - what do I want to do. Well, I want to make a difference in someones life. I want to be a positive influence where I know many students today do not have one. I want to a person of stability, of positive persona, of committment and excellence. I want to work in a team for a greater purpose (or at any rate suffer together if that is the consensus of a long day or week). I want to move people forward in life towards a positive future.
My beliefs come into play though I have not really had to exhaustively write them as of yet. That each child is uniquely created with the ability to learn is a belief. That teachers have a tremendous influence is a belief as well. It is great to help someone develop who they are and what they are able to do. I would like to be able to play a part in developing cognitive skills - thinking skills for my students. I believe that art connects so many things in life and as that is an area that I enjoy, I am going to figure out how to use it to accomplish those goals.
Ok for now.
bruce lee and teaching
i think all of us know deep down school is hardly the process to
build ourselves as teachers. it's a resume item for your paycheck someday.
it's your state of being that is important. the resume item is too but
you've either got the goods or you don't. energy is a different matter.
sometimes we either have it or we don't.
bruce lee knew that any student signing up with him was really looking
for self-actualization. he wisely taught people the path. he didn't hide the
football, play games and change rules, or treat people poorly in any way.
he was also a fanatic about his work as a martial artist. ted wong -
bruce lee's student and great friend said if you want to be as bruce lee,
than you'll train with bruce lee's hours and training methods and diet.
mostly bruce lee was like the beatles. they really made the most of their
moments while they had the passion and intensity to follow through
with their music. they worked.
i can honestly say that my gung fu teacher, ie kung fu teacher, is and was the
best teacher i had. and will ever have. but then again, when i look in the
mirror, i can see that i've been the real teacher all along. my instinct for
self-actualization came along for me when i was young in life. i've always
been hard on teachers because i don't like my time being wasted. i really
don't think there's anything worse than wasting time, because wasting time is
wasting life. and plenty of teachers have wasted my time and my life.
so far, i don't think writing in a blog is a waste of time even if no one reads or
posts anything here. it's a great practice space. reflection is a slow
process. few people have the time or patience to do it. it's another reason
why bruce lee was a great teacher. he also read everytday, took notes and
not just the martial arts items, but philosophy, religion, and science.
the book that is easiest to read for the non-martial artist is striking
thoughts-at your local library. many of bruce lee's concepts in a nutshell.
many about teaching.
build ourselves as teachers. it's a resume item for your paycheck someday.
it's your state of being that is important. the resume item is too but
you've either got the goods or you don't. energy is a different matter.
sometimes we either have it or we don't.
bruce lee knew that any student signing up with him was really looking
for self-actualization. he wisely taught people the path. he didn't hide the
football, play games and change rules, or treat people poorly in any way.
he was also a fanatic about his work as a martial artist. ted wong -
bruce lee's student and great friend said if you want to be as bruce lee,
than you'll train with bruce lee's hours and training methods and diet.
mostly bruce lee was like the beatles. they really made the most of their
moments while they had the passion and intensity to follow through
with their music. they worked.
i can honestly say that my gung fu teacher, ie kung fu teacher, is and was the
best teacher i had. and will ever have. but then again, when i look in the
mirror, i can see that i've been the real teacher all along. my instinct for
self-actualization came along for me when i was young in life. i've always
been hard on teachers because i don't like my time being wasted. i really
don't think there's anything worse than wasting time, because wasting time is
wasting life. and plenty of teachers have wasted my time and my life.
so far, i don't think writing in a blog is a waste of time even if no one reads or
posts anything here. it's a great practice space. reflection is a slow
process. few people have the time or patience to do it. it's another reason
why bruce lee was a great teacher. he also read everytday, took notes and
not just the martial arts items, but philosophy, religion, and science.
the book that is easiest to read for the non-martial artist is striking
thoughts-at your local library. many of bruce lee's concepts in a nutshell.
many about teaching.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
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