Be humble, but fight like crazy for your students. (Did this today. Proud of self.)JBlack at Transitioning to Web 2.0 made a Wordle poster of Bud's main points. Very cool. Words to live and teach by.
You’ll have nervous days and scared days and failure days. But you’ll also have “yes” days. Write about, reflect upon, and learn from all of them, but build a special place to keep a record of the “yes” ones. Return to it when you need a boost on some of the not-so-good days.
I wish you well. I ask you to be brave and humble and kind and tenacious and wise and caring and gentle and fierce. We so need you to do well. And there are lots of folks out there who want to help. Do good stuff.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
The Start of School
It's getting a little crazy here in Back-to-School Land. Times like this, the best we can do is point you to the writing of others. Bud Hunt, at Bud the Teacher, has a great post that every teacher needs to read, whether this is your first year or your 25th year (*finger pointing at self*): An Open Letter To Teachers, by Bud the Teacher. Here are a couple of my favorite parts:
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Oh, how I wish every teacher was like you!!
ReplyDeletethanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteyes, as summer comes to a screeching halt the amount of uncertainties are starting to overwhelm, but i'm trying hard to keep them at bay. this is fortifying!