I am saddened as this school year comes to the end because so many new teaching ideas have been presented to me recently through the reading for EDUC 520 and the blogs of my fellow classmates. I feel eager to get started with implementing these ideas but know I have a summer to wait before being able to do so. My fear is the ideas becoming stale in my mind. I am hoping that exploring ideas during the summer will help me keep things fresh in my mind!
All of this makes me think of people who say teachers only work 10 months of the year. This is very untrue. With so many possibilities out there, teachers are always working to make their teaching more effective. Yes, we do take breaks and/or vacations, which much of the world does but that is not to be mistaken as having two months off. I personally feel that my job as a teacher is never done and I am sure others in the teacher profession will agree. We are explorers and will jump at any chance we get to learn more!
I totally agree. I feel like a teacher's work is never done. There is always something that needs to be done! Our job does not end when we leave school in the afternoon. We are constantly thinking about things that we can do with our students.
ReplyDeleteKimberly, those people who think teachers have two months off simply don't get it. Those two months away from school are not two months away from teaching. That time is vital for mentally preparing ourselves for the next group of students and a new beginning. Don't worry that your new ideas will become stale. Instead they will form into stronger plans because you can take time to refine them and thoroughly plan for how they will take shape.
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