I have been thinking about efficiency in public education … and now I am wondering if I am trying to be efficient myself, or if I expect efficiency from my students, my admin, or the larger public education system … or all of the above. And efficient toward what? I started thinking I might writeContinue reading “Efficient Toward What?”
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The Practice of Coming Back
It is early in the school year, and I have been thinking about what exactly I am trying to accomplish during these first few weeks. Honestly, we aren’t learning all that much ASL yet. We are learning some, obviously. Names. Classroom language. Fingerspelling. The beginnings of communication. But there is something else happening before theyContinue reading “The Practice of Coming Back”
10 Reasons to Show Up…Every Day
1. You Can’t Learn What You Aren’t Here For Some things can be posted in Google Classroom. A conversation, demonstration, explanation, class activity, ridiculous example that somehow makes the whole thing click? Not so much. Being here matters. 2. Staying Caught Up Is WAY Easier Than Catching Up One missed day can become two assignments,Continue reading “10 Reasons to Show Up…Every Day”
What Does It Actually Mean to Care About a Student? (…and why do I care, anyway?)
I care about my students. That’s an easy thing for a teacher to say…and I hear teachers say it all the time. In fact, I say it all the time. But what does that actually mean? What does it mean to care about someone else’s child …or 30 of them? I don’t think caring aboutContinue reading “What Does It Actually Mean to Care About a Student? (…and why do I care, anyway?)”
