I am a teacher by trade. I love my job; I truly love teaching. I love my students most of the time. When I cannot, there is someone who can, and I love one of his/her hard to love students. Teaching is sharing, a give and take of soul and ideas and time and knowledge and love.
Teaching does not occur in isolation. My classroom may be my refuge, but if I do not seek out others, there will be times when I will become overwhelmed, lost, and discouraged. I cannot teach without students. Even with students, I cannot teach without their permission! Yes, I believe that my students give me permission to teach them, and that I gain that permission by respecting them as individuals, and by becoming interested in their worlds. Much easier said than done, but when done, boy, do my students learn.
So, I am a teacher by trade, and? I am a poet at heart. What does that have to do with a blog post? EVERYTHING! I am a poet, I write short, figurative pieces. They make a point, they create an image or a feeling quickly, and then you the reader, may ponder. I am not sure poetry translates well into blogging as a teacher, but I will try.
The title here is BLOGGING QUESTIONS. The questions are mine.
What do I have to blog about?
How will this blog be different than the hundreds of other teacher blogs that are out there?
How will I capture and hold your attention?
What is it that you would like in a blog that is not already out there?
I keep trying to become a better teacher, to reach all my students. I keep reading and learning, watching and implementing, trying out and tossing aside, and working with other talented teachers to become the best teacher I can be.
I just hope to inspire my students and my fellow teachers as much as they have inspired me.
Teaching does not occur in isolation. My classroom may be my refuge, but if I do not seek out others, there will be times when I will become overwhelmed, lost, and discouraged. I cannot teach without students. Even with students, I cannot teach without their permission! Yes, I believe that my students give me permission to teach them, and that I gain that permission by respecting them as individuals, and by becoming interested in their worlds. Much easier said than done, but when done, boy, do my students learn.
So, I am a teacher by trade, and? I am a poet at heart. What does that have to do with a blog post? EVERYTHING! I am a poet, I write short, figurative pieces. They make a point, they create an image or a feeling quickly, and then you the reader, may ponder. I am not sure poetry translates well into blogging as a teacher, but I will try.
The title here is BLOGGING QUESTIONS. The questions are mine.
What do I have to blog about?
How will this blog be different than the hundreds of other teacher blogs that are out there?
How will I capture and hold your attention?
What is it that you would like in a blog that is not already out there?
I keep trying to become a better teacher, to reach all my students. I keep reading and learning, watching and implementing, trying out and tossing aside, and working with other talented teachers to become the best teacher I can be.
I just hope to inspire my students and my fellow teachers as much as they have inspired me.
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