Many people want to be heard and don’t necessarily want to listen. We’re not really versed in the art of debate. I’ve definitely had heated discussions at work, where we both ended in a ‘truce’ which is the best you can hope for in these divisive times. It’s a rare bird that wants you to change or challenge their thoughts.
https://lanivcox.com/2019/05/03/how-do-you-relate-to-people-different-than-you/
I never finished a blog I liked
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If you are catching me for the first time. ( I think I had 8 people looking at this blog before I abandoned it last year due to life) you will see from other posts I usually share a free idea or resource then say “This is how I would teach it.” So this post is just dipping my toe back into the biosphere after being too overwhelmed to keep up. Please share if you can. More users always helps keep me going!
Its summer 2019. I don’t even know when I touched this blog last. I created it because I hate pay to play teacher sites. Making money off your teaching ideas, resources and approaches is for college professors and textbook companies. Teachers Pay Teachers is the saddest commentary on the state of our profession. We take the meager salaries we have, invest them…
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Nurturing Curious Minds
children , education , freeplay , fun , kids , nurturing curious minds , science experiments , things to do , toddlers
Jake and Pex had fun with a little bit of science today. We used a microscope to look at a few specimens – cloth fibers, cotton wool and an ant. Yes, you heard me, an ant.
We have been having ant issues for awhile and there are ant poisons in various parts of the house so now and then you’d find a dead ant lying somewhere on the ground or on the table. The kids ended up going on an ant hunt and brought back more ants than needed as specimens.
My husband and I tried to explain to them about the segments of the ant and it’s feelers but showing to them on the microscope. Their attention span lasted about 2 minutes and they played with the tweezers instead, trying to pick up tiny stuff from the floor to place into the specimen container!
I almost got upset because…
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UGH – Blogging is HARD!
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Why actually working at school is important (Not because of the work)
Do your work, Fulfillment, Future, Happiness, Healthy Living, Improvement, Leadership, Mental determination, Mindset, School, The system
A lot of people in the public education system seem to completely disregard the work the teachers have painstakingly set out for them, and even when they do it, they refuse to understand it.
This highlights a problem within society, and that being the lack of conviction that resides in all of them. This can equate to several problems, but one in particular is that we see a lack of leaders, none willing to lead tomorrow’s industry. Those who tend to be lazy through the school system may very well end up in the lower middle class, and then nothing would be unique about them because they would be trading all of their time for money. Or they can work hard for what they want.
I’m not saying it is the school work that is the magical key here, we all know that unless your a physicist you won’t need…
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Connections
communication, lessons learned, listening, parenting, raising teens, role models, teenagers, texting
We need to teach our children how to connect with others. I don’t mean teach them how to connect via social media—they are experts at that already. I mean we need to teach them to connect with other people face-to-face and one-on-one.
This thought struck me the other day after a couple things happened. First of all, I realized the new version of Google’s gmail is now offering me the option to click on a pre-determined email response. Essentially, it is “reading” my email and formulating a quick response that I can send to someone like, say, my boss, to thank her, let her know I will check into something, or make her think I am following up on her response or a request. In reality, the pre-determined one-click response allows me to not think. I don’t have to think about my response, and I don’t have to think about…
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You can’t just give up! Is that what a dinosaur would do?
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Choosing a Major
I’ve been a writer and avid reader since I was in seventh grade. I’ll be double majoring in English and French at my university starting this fall. My concentration for my English degree is creative writing, not the usual route to become a teacher. For me, this was a natural choice. I’ve never been one to pick money over passion. However, I’ve been criticized so many times because people don’t think I’ll be able to make a living. In this post, I’ll explain why you should make the same choice to follow what you love and pick the right major.
Obviously, there are many things I could do with a French degree. If I become fluent, I could be a translator and do pretty well for myself. I could teach French here or teach English in any Francophone country. However, the only reason I’m majoring in French is that I…
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Too Much Tech — Right or Wrong?
The reality is students are so engaged with their cellphones that teachers are shying away from any form of tech integration for fear of encouraging off-task behaviour.
https://rmirani.wordpress.com/2019/01/13/is-there-such-a-thing-as-too-much-tech
Language: The Key to Culture in Your School
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Working in schools, I found that I was able to come to a provisional understanding of the culture driving the school simply in the walk from the reception to the Head Teacher’s office. The interactions I heard between staff and students told me most of what I needed to know about which forces were driving the school.
In that short walk I’ve heard apoplectic teachers screaming at students, teachers indifferent to students talking to them and teachers for whom serving the needs of the individual student are clearly paramount. No extensive evidence base is more informative of the ruling culture in a school than the simple interactions students and teachers have on the corridor.
I don’t think enough work goes into ensuring that students receive a consistent and nurturing experience throughout the school day and it is in these inconsistencies that poor behaviour manifests itself.
Source: How to Bring More…
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