The last few weeks I have started thinking about each lesson as a challenge for the students. I pose the question in my mind how canI actively engage the student in this assignment. How can I make this task real, fun and interesting to them. I haven't found the magic question yet I am still dealing with the issues of the gr.5 being very young and having been taught quite differently than I teach. I am blogging now so that means things are moving forward and I am starting to win them over. I have a few students that are starting to drive their education. I have many students 1wanting to blog events on the school student blog site. The writing they are doing is beautiful. I do very little editing. They are taking great pride in doing a good job and I support them with giving them lots of time and trust.
Sir Ken Robinson once again has inspired me with one of his TED talks also one of my co-workers. A new person came on staff and immediately I felt judged negatively by him for what others were saying about me and what he perceived was excellence in teaching. He came to me the other day after sending me the link on the TED talk and made a complimentary statement about now seeing what I was trying to do with the children. He recognized that I was trying to inspire them to be independent learners and to be creative in their representation of their learning. His comments have inspired me further to not give up, it has been a hard fall trying to facilitate the children's learning when they want to be spoon fed.
I don't need a lot of affirmation but some helps!
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