Comments on: "I Believe" I Can Do This, Finally http://www.scriptedspontaneity.com/2008/06/i-believe-i-can-do-this-finally/ Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:00:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Barry http://www.scriptedspontaneity.com/2008/06/i-believe-i-can-do-this-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Barry Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:14:45 +0000 http://scriptspont.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-31 As a former middle school principal, I couldn't agree with you more. Well done. Barry As a former middle school principal, I couldn’t agree with you more. Well done.

Barry

]]> By: Bill Ferriter http://www.scriptedspontaneity.com/2008/06/i-believe-i-can-do-this-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Bill Ferriter Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:42:40 +0000 http://scriptspont.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-30 Very cool entry, Paul---and one that I think every middle grades teacher in America will nod their heads at. The most effective work that I do comes after building connections with kids and the least effective work comes when I haven't taken the time to get to really know my kids or to let them know me. The challenge, then, comes in having the courage to invest the time into building meaningful connections with kids. Sometimes the activities that result in the strongest connections are the most time-consuming to structure and deliver.... And in a world where getting through ridiculous curricula in preparation for a multiple choice test, it can be frightening to drift too far from drill and kill. That's a tension that I feel every day. Anyway, rock right on.... Bill Very cool entry, Paul—and one that I think every middle grades teacher in America will nod their heads at. The most effective work that I do comes after building connections with kids and the least effective work comes when I haven’t taken the time to get to really know my kids or to let them know me.

The challenge, then, comes in having the courage to invest the time into building meaningful connections with kids. Sometimes the activities that result in the strongest connections are the most time-consuming to structure and deliver….

And in a world where getting through ridiculous curricula in preparation for a multiple choice test, it can be frightening to drift too far from drill and kill.

That’s a tension that I feel every day.

Anyway, rock right on….
Bill

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