Comments on: The Only Constant http://www.scriptedspontaneity.com/2008/06/the-only-constant/ The musings and whinings of a middle school Science teacher Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:46:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Last Teacher Standing http://www.scriptedspontaneity.com/2008/06/the-only-constant/comment-page-1/#comment-1460 Last Teacher Standing Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:25:30 +0000 http://scriptspont.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-1460 For a middle schooler, everything changes so much in just three short years. The beginning of sixth grade and the end of eighth are eons away. So, exactly three years later, rereading your angst and anxiety about this particular change seems fitting, especially as you prepare to make your second complete team and grade level change. . “I also know that I will learn things about myself and my strengths and weaknesses as a teacher that I would not otherwise.” . I hope this happened for you, as it surely did for me. It’s worth noting that three years ago, not much changed for me… at least on paper. Not my track, nor my subject, nor grade…nor three fourths of my team. Yet so much did. . I truly hope and wish for you three things: • I hope more moments made you want to dance rather than vomit. • I hope you get what you need from your new placement. • I hope you learned half as much from me as I have from you. . And Mr. Ferriter’s prediction was right. You kicked its buttocks. . <3 -E For a middle schooler, everything changes so much in just three short years. The beginning of sixth grade and the end of eighth are eons away. So, exactly three years later, rereading your angst and anxiety about this particular change seems fitting, especially as you prepare to make your second complete team and grade level change.
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“I also know that I will learn things about myself and my strengths and weaknesses as a teacher that I would not otherwise.”
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I hope this happened for you, as it surely did for me. It’s worth noting that three years ago, not much changed for me… at least on paper. Not my track, nor my subject, nor grade…nor three fourths of my team.
Yet so much did.
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I truly hope and wish for you three things:
• I hope more moments made you want to dance rather than vomit.
• I hope you get what you need from your new placement.
• I hope you learned half as much from me as I have from you.
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And Mr. Ferriter’s prediction was right. You kicked its buttocks.
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<3 -E

]]> By: Bill Ferriter http://www.scriptedspontaneity.com/2008/06/the-only-constant/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Bill Ferriter Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:41:54 +0000 http://scriptspont.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-32 Dude, One of the greatest things that has ever happened to me during my career was being forced to move from a position of comfort to a position of discomfort. I definitely put the emphasis on the word "forced," too, because I'm one of those guys that would never move if I didn't have to. I like consistency. But every time I've been forced, I've grown. And most of the time the situation was better than the previous one. You'll kick it's buttocks! Bill PS: I'm being "forced" again this year----having to teach social studies and science on a three person team. I've taught science three times before, but it's never an easy experience for me. Besides, I end up missing language arts way, way too much! PPS: If you're teaching sixth graders, we should get our kids working on some digital projects together. Drop me an email and we'll work something out. Dude,

One of the greatest things that has ever happened to me during my career was being forced to move from a position of comfort to a position of discomfort.

I definitely put the emphasis on the word “forced,” too, because I’m one of those guys that would never move if I didn’t have to. I like consistency.

But every time I’ve been forced, I’ve grown. And most of the time the situation was better than the previous one.

You’ll kick it’s buttocks!
Bill

PS: I’m being “forced” again this year—-having to teach social studies and science on a three person team. I’ve taught science three times before, but it’s never an easy experience for me. Besides, I end up missing language arts way, way too much!

PPS: If you’re teaching sixth graders, we should get our kids working on some digital projects together. Drop me an email and we’ll work something out.

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