Friday, September 6, 2013
First Friday Night!
Well I'm torn. I did what I intended to do. I carried out my perfect classroom plan. I focused on community. Name games, interviews, small group talks, how was your summer deal, collaborative grouping role teaching, personal thinking style inventories... I wouldn't change much but... Now I feel behind. Other teachers were giving quizzes today! What? Why? I know I am on a different, new, good path... Am I ahead or behind? My students were laughing, smiling, talking to each other, sharing... It's good. It's just not "content." This week was SO intentional. Planned it. Did it. Reflected on it. It's just that if I look around... I'm breaking the rules.
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Jodi, I also feel the same way. I took the time to do games, and collaborative role teaching and most of the other things that you have talked about. At first a felt guilty as I was taking my class to the gym or outside for team building games while my coworkers were describing classroom rules and expectations. I am past all of that. I feel as though my class is ready to now start working on content in a way that they never would have been able to do before. I had many students comment to me that they really enjoyed the first week of math. Who knew!
ReplyDeleteJodi - you are doing great! Who cares that your coworker was giving a quiz already. I bet your classes will surpass them in no time :)
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