The proudest moment I had this week was when a new student came into class. The student was complaining that he did not want to be in the class. He wanted to go back to his home school, did not want to participate in class activities. The student was generally agitated. Last year, I would have insisted the student tow the line, improve his attitude, do his assignments, etc. and the kid probably would have acted out in a negative manner. I left him alone. After awhile he got on track and had a good day. When he calmed down I told him I knew it was a difficult transition to come to a new school and if he still wanted to go back to his home school I would help him do that but I thought he should give our school a chance before he made the decision.
The student has done a good job the rest of the week and tells me he wants to stay in the class. Sometimes the best action to take is no action at all. It took some time for me to understand that in teaching more is not always better and in taking disciplinary action I've learned to ask myself is the action I'm taking about me or about what is best for the student. It's not always easy to be honest with oneself about the reasons we take disciplinary action. Anyway, I was proud of the fact that, in my mind, I had matured in a small way as a teacher.
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FINAL BLOG POST - OUR "DAILY TRIPLE" (DUE 12/1).
This week I would like you to use your imagination. You have just won the lottery and will leave your teaching post immediately to travel around the world. As you leave your keys you meet your replacement. You are asked to give this new teacher just ONE piece of advice. What would that be, and why? Enjoy your world expedition!
Blog Post - Week 7
This past week in my own teaching I felt a little disconnected which prompts my question to you, "What was the moment (or moments) when I felt most disconnected or disengaged as a teacher - the moment(s) I said to myself, I'm just going through the motions here?"
Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 6
For the past couple of weeks you have experienced asynchronous online learning (doing modules by yourself). Previously this semester you have experienced synchronous online learning (all together in the Collaborate room). Which do you think is more effective and why do you think that? Which do you like better, and why?
Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 5
This week we have what we call "open mic." You can write a post about anything related to your teaching that you would like responses from your classmates.
Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 4
Here is this week's question: "What was the event that most took me surprise this week - and event that shook me up, caught me off guard, gave me a jolt, or made me unexpectedly happy?"
Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 3
Please write a post about the following question, "In thinking about my past week teaching what is one thing I would do differently, and why?"
Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 2
Please write a post about the following question, " In thinking about my teaching activities this past week, of what do I feel most proud? Why?"
Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 1
Describe something you used in your program in the first weeks of school that you learned in the summer NTI program. How did it work? Did it get you off to a stronger start than last year?
1 comment:
You said "It took some time for me to understand that in teaching more is not always better and in taking disciplinary action I've learned to ask myself is the action I'm taking about me or about what is best for the student."
Thats great Johnny. I see many teachers everyday who have this backwards. It is living proof that its not just my judgement when our ISS is holding 20 a day and is backed up for 1 1/2 months at the moment. Teaching isnt just a job of standards based learning, it every bit as much about life lessons. Cant get those lessons in ISS.
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