This is the last week of school and I am holding on by a string of hope...my mind have been all over the place lately even with the final papers and discussion due I'm just like I need to finish everything for both of my classes asap so I can at least have a mini vacation of 3 days before the next classes begin on Monday. Which I am somewhat prepared but not fully
After reading the article by Nielsen and going over the reading in class. I realized I am indeed an innovative educator. I say this because I love to inspire my 3rd graders with real life situations. I try my best to do certain things on their level because at the end of the day they’re still children and have to be taught on their level.
I think that is where most teachers go wrong and especially with this current generation. Yes, I get it these children act grown BUT overall looking we don’t know what these kids are facing on the daily. Some students go to school to get a break for what is going on at home, school is their safety note and we as teachers need to make them feel as comfortable as possible when it comes to how they learn and apply real life situations to their daily school life. Something we as teachers have to remember. Change is definitely a process. Change begins with us as teachers since administration put everything on the teachers anyway.
Being Kind......
On a daily basis I come in contact with so many people no matter who they are I try my best to get a smile out of them. Because truthfully you don't know what others are going through in their daily life. We all have issues some worse than others and too wake up each day with what I have. I am grateful and love to share happiness with others. A kind word means a lot when you feel like your back is against the wall and you just need a way out.
When you give or present yourself as kind, the majority of the time people flock to you because they love the energy that you give off and when you give kind words or words of encouragement your message will target your audience's heart because they too will know you actually care and now you have gained their trust. Sometimes all people need is someone they can trust, someone who will not judge them by their mistakes because we all make mistakes, Just accepting people for who they are and not trying to give them you opinion all the time.