When talking about “the board,” I am challenged to remind
myself that in every situation I am in, I WILL have an influence; that
influence will have far reaching effects on the results that I am trying to
obtain. As a teacher, this plays a vital in the success of my students. Many
times, students will harbor things inside due to something I have said or my
personality or attitude. It is up to me to make sure that I am on guard of how
I position myself on the board.
Framing possibility…how many times have we, as educators
framed possibility? How many times have we taken advantage of every opportunity
to capture the right moment at the right time and turn it into an opportunity
for success? I think we have these chances everyday. However, I personally believe
that these opportunities can be captured best when we rely on our instinct, not
necessarily our training. Too many times, a situation arises and, in our head,
we are “trained” to do something different, simply because it’s “by the books.”
However, it is at that moment, we hold the key to something valuable in our
hands and we must ask ourselves, which door will we open?
I liked how you interpreted these chapters. I agree with you. The board is a tool that is a work in progress. You continually have to work on the board. I also agree with your statement on framework. There are opportunities every day but it depends on whether we want to use them or not.
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I agree with your point about students harboring things, but I don't think this is a fixed issue. I think it is very easy to say something that is taken the wrong way or dismiss something that is more serious than it appears. I also think, though, that your ongoing relationship with your student will override any ill-feelings about assumed mis-treatment. If you consistently show that you care about them and that you are not perfect, they will grow to know that you don't dislike them or disrespect them and forgive anything they think slighted them.
ReplyDeleteInteresting look at the reading. So "training" might be of the world of measurement whereas our "gut reaction" can be from possibility. I can see that in that in some situations the focus can shift from "learning" to covering the lesson so that when the student fails, well, at least we covered the lesson. Interesting.
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