As I pondered an interesting name for a blog that would hook my reader and found that many were already taken, I found myself reflecting on what seem to be my underlying questions that I grapple with on a weekly basis. I narrowed it down to: Shut up and Read the Textbook! How to Pretend to Teach Kids and not get Fired, Lazy Teaching For Dummies, Education- what is it good for? and Beyond the Teacher. The last one was chosen because in my career I seem to constantly see what I can do to improve the learning environment in my classroom and don't question enough the things that I thought I couldn't. As I study the history of curriculum, learning, and education, I realize that my teaching is merely a small morsel of the overall meal. I am lucky to have a large degree of autonomy over my classroom but what do I do when that isn't enough? How do I know students are getting the best education possible?
This blog doesn't have ideas on how to engage students or amazing lesson plans or activities that are sure to maximize learning. You can go to any professional development seminar for those things. It doesn't have any grandiose ideas on how to 'fix' the education system. This blog is about my learning journey. My discovering of the bigger picture. My place in the puzzle. I will try to make it interesting for you but alas...that is not my goal. My goal is to articulate my thoughts, reflections and learning for myself but will make it available for you to peruse and digest. Feel free to spit it out when it makes you sick.
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