It is amazing the amount of wisdom I hear each time I am in class. Each week, I pick up at least a few ideas for lesson plans, behavior control, etc. In just a few short months, most of this group have gone from sounding like timid church mice to rough and ready, seasoned veterans. I am thankful for all of the "freebie" advice I get each class.
It would be great to stay in touch with everyone by being able to remain on the blog. We might even be able to help an incoming class of new instructors, since we are now "old pros". Does anyone else think this would be a good idea? I really enjoy reading all of the posts, and am always shocked at the differences in school systems.
joec
Hi Joe,
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree, I learn so much from every class we go attend. It is wonderful to hear what others are doing and what's going on at their schools. We learn a lot from each other, don't we?
Yes, I hope we keep the blog going. I think we ought to have an alumni blog. I think that would be good. Then we can keep track of each other as time goes by.
Yes, I agree. I think we are all sounding a little more confident about things in general. Only 12 more weeks of school and we have all survived so far! :)
It is some good info. Thats one of the best parts of being in class is the personal strategies that have been used.
ReplyDeleteWhy don't we create an alumni blog AND encourage everyone to post and comment on this blog when the new crop of NTI teachers come in? This way you can have your cake and eat it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all of the comments to my post. When we first started "blogging", I felt a little..."self-conscious" about revealing "me". We really need to be able to communicate with the "newbies". I know that my fellow classmates can save them a lot of trouble.
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