"I needed to teach my kids to think, to think logically to come to their conclusions. Because if there is always Dad's answer, then they couldn't develop convictions ... We need to put our children on a quest for truth."
~ Josh McDowell
Advice for an introverted teacher who feels she always has to be "on": "Yes, you can put on a show, but you don't have to put on a Can Can routine when Mary Poppins will suffice."
http://ask.metafilter.com/215439/Advice-for-an-introvert-doing-an-extroverts-job
“Tell me, I’ll forget. Show me, I’ll remember. Involve me, I’ll understand.”
~ Chinese Proverb
Ramsey Musallam: 3 rules to spark learning
Rule number one: Curiosity comes first. Questions can be windows to great instruction, but not the other way around.
Rule number two: Embrace the mess. We're all teachers. We know learning is ugly. And just because the scientific method is allocated to page five of section 1.2 of chapter one of the one that we all skip, okay, trial and error can still be an informal part of what we do every single day.
Rule number three: Practice reflection. What we do is important. It deserves our care, but it also deserves our revision. Can we be the surgeons of our classrooms? As if what we are doing one day will save lives. Our students our worth it. And each case is different.
http://www.ted.com/talks/ramsey_musallam_3_rules_to_spark_learning.html
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