I decided I would use our “open mic” opportunity to challenge myself and all of you, my classmates. Over the first half of this semester I have done a poor job of timely blogging. Waiting to the last moment to brainstorm, pen and publish a post doesn’t allow me to effectively read all of the other writings on the blog site. This usually means some VERY good blog posts go lonely and unread. Poor little blog post; standing out there in the cold all alone with no one to appreciate it. They deserve better.
I spent a good portion of Sunday reading through many of the past posts and most are really, really good. These writings reflect situations and feelings which all of us can likely relate to. Going forward, I am going to push myself to get my blog posted earlier so I can read through all of the other postings and attempt to respond to more than one.
We all strive to write an exciting blog post which everyone will want to read and respond to so let’s help each other out and make the extra effort. Overall, this class is a strong group of teachers with individual areas of talent which have melded into a good team. Unfortunately, we are spread widely geographically so it is tough to really appreciate our talents outside of the blog.
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You are so right Terry! I am working on adapting the "do it early" syndrome in just about all of my duties now. It alleviates stress and anxiety but encourages thoughtfulness towards our colleagues and even our students.
As professionals, it is so easy to become selfish and reflect on all of our responsibilities while not realizing that others value our advice/expertise as well. Taking time out of our busy schedule to help each other is priceless. In this case, as a Career and Technical Education Teacher, we should truly value and appreciate each other. No one can do this rewarding career by themselves.
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