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Monday, December 7, 2009
Take a chill pill
With standards, lesson plans, assesments, differenciation, and a treasure chest of teaching methods, I often feel like I am on a merry go round, and actual teaching is a something I will never quite do well enough. Well my students have certainly let me know that the best teaching moments come when I least expect it, when I let my guard down alittle- forget all the techniques I have to adhere to- just listen & teach. Not that this can happen on a regular basis- planning & preparation certainly have a place of high honor- but sometimes you just need to listen to students and go with the flow. The seems to have gone better as I have gotten to know my students & listned to them !! Sometimes just take a chill pill-
There is a saying that pastors use that says "Prepare like it depends solely on you and preach as if it depends solely on God." I guess as a teacher we need to be prepared and organized to the point that we are prepared for whatever happens on our classroom. Then we can make adjustments as the students participate or don't. I guess another way to illustrate it would be a quarterback calling audibles at the line of scrimage. He has prepared all week for what the other team's defense will do against them and his coaches have prepared him all week and planned the plays that they will run. Even though the coach calls the play, the quarterback may change the play at the last minute based on his study of the other team as the game goes on.
ReplyDeleteGreat post and comment and so on target. I really like the chill pill idea . . . sounds like you have been listening to your students as you're now talking like them . . .
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