This is what happens when you see the community as potential teachers for your classroom: I am so glad that you have enumerated all of the wonderful speakers you have brought into your classroom to connect your students to life outside of your school. This is a beautiful statement for …
I think that many teachers would benefit from simply writing about their teaching experience in such a reflective manner: This seems as much like a modern version of an Educational Philosophy as anything I have read on a blog recently. You are able to point out the things you believe …
Don’t accept when people tell you there was a golden age of school. Don’t accept when folks try to construct a “correct” way to read: I really appreciate your analysis of what it means to be “dumb” in school, or at least when you get that label applied to you. …
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What a wonderful passage and analysis of what culturally responsive teaching can look like: I just wanted to take a moment and thank you for this wonderful dissection and extension of this passage to make it relevant and meaning for yourself. You have taken the most important elements of these …
I am troubled any time we reject experience: I am very impressed by your ability to reflect and see what appears to be something missing within your own teaching practice. I am somewhat worried, however, about the way in which we dismiss “experience” and start to see it as a …
Making the case for going Offline: These are the two statements that resonate most with me: “Most of my best ideas do not happen while staring at a screen, small or large, but from doing the opposite: experiencing life around me.” I find that the big ideas, the ones that …
There have been a couple of posts recently about how connected learning isn’t having the affect that it should, but I am still convinced that this is the right work and that we are headed in the right direction: Your point about never hearing questions regarding connected teaching and learning …
A story of loss and of treasures found within teaching: I found your thoughts about this colleague to be extremely compelling, but even more so it caused me to ponder your statement, “Kids desire to know and be known.” This is amazingly simply and incredibly true. Students being known is …
A lovely reflection on what makes a professional learning experience good: This is such an astute question and your response makes it all the better. I really appreciate your list of what makes professional learning “good”, especially your thoughts on Learner-centered activities. I find that it is only when the …