In the first part of Chapter three it talks about really getting to know and care about our students. We as teachers need to be much more than dispensers of information, sergeants of behavior, and captains of the test prep.Sometimes it gets overwhelming thinking about everything we will need to know and be able to do. I think it's so important to get to know and really care about our students. I want to be the kind of teacher that shapes my students lives and gives them greater hope and confidence for the future. We've been told several times that our students probably won't remember necessarily what they learned in our classroom, but they will remember how they felt.
It was also comforting to me to know that even good teachers lose their focus from time to time, but sooner than later the teacher will search for and come back to what their vision is and focus on those students again. I want to see the possibilities more than the impossibilities in my future classroom and learn more then I teach!
Now back to holding my cute new little nephew!!
Great posting... if a little brief (but I can understand a possible distraction!). 5 pts.
ReplyDeleteGreat post Kenzie. Loved it! And what a cute little nephew you have! I want to hold him too :) I really liked the part where you said that students might not necessarily remember what we said or taught but that they will remember how they felt. I really like this because it is true. During my elementary school experience I am sure I learned a ton, but I can remember exactly which teacher taught me what. But I do remember how I felt in each teachers classroom. Some teachers I loved other not so much because they made me feel dumb. It is so important that we make all our students feel smart.
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