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Monday, October 29, 2012
Apprehensive observation
Dr M. Came to visit on Thursday and as always I was a little nervous about the visit. I have been observed more than 50 times counting the times I was observed as a military instructor, so I started wondering why am I apprehensive about observations now. I realized that with high schoolers you never know what to expect. So, I decided to test the students will. I told them that I already knew how good they are, I just wanted to show others how GREAT they are. They did very well. I realized that they will give you what you expect from them. I learned to keep the bar high and constantly challenge them and they will rise to the occasion. Thanks Dr. M for the visit.
Ken,
ReplyDeleteI also have had several observations in my career. This week I was observed by Dr. Burns. I made a mistake with my dates for observations and was expecting Dr. Burns on November 2nd. However, Dr. Burns had November 1st on her schedule for observation.So you can imagine I was very nervous about this. However, Dr. Burns came in and actually made me feel at ease with what I was doing. She told me think of this as a normal school day "Tony". Dr. Burns assisted my students with technology and I strongly admire her for that. Great job Dr. Burns, Keep doing what you do!