tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post1612984015762999061..comments2023-10-10T05:20:11.192-04:00Comments on Elementary, My Dear, or Far From It: Assumptions and ImpositionsJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725549451973770515noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-80457982284218373472012-02-29T21:34:22.525-05:002012-02-29T21:34:22.525-05:00Wil, thanks for the kind words. Control is somethi...Wil, thanks for the kind words. Control is something that I am thinking more and more about these days. Both when considering what the students are striving for through their behavior as well as how much I am trying to keep it. I think we would all function better if we were able to let go of that need for control, at least a bit.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725549451973770515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-72828205205036629372012-02-28T19:20:46.717-05:002012-02-28T19:20:46.717-05:00Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm learni...Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm learning about motivation, drives, and especially how to meet kids where they are in the context of learning environments.<br /><br />Making the assumption that they are messing around seems to be easier to do when we are frustrated and need to gain some sense of control over the environment. As a therapist and constant student of psychology, I see folks expecting to have certain controls over things they just don't.<br /><br />Folks seem to default to the use of fear to "keep them in line" when it comes at a high cost - stifling a self-motivated interest to explore and learn.<br /><br />Thanks so much. Count me as your newest twitter follower!<br /><br />-WilWilhttp://www.mathfour.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-30119903923589125882012-02-20T17:38:44.885-05:002012-02-20T17:38:44.885-05:00ClassProf, it is astounding how easy it is to find...ClassProf, it is astounding how easy it is to find trouble when you are searching for it. I have to agree that it is such a privilege to work with teacher interns. I hope they learn half as much from their time with me as I learn from my time with them.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725549451973770515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-85711983658212006962012-02-19T22:06:05.122-05:002012-02-19T22:06:05.122-05:00Thoughtful and thought-provoking post, Jenny.
It&...Thoughtful and thought-provoking post, Jenny.<br /><br />It's easy for us teachers to assume the worst of our students, if we don't stop to think. I remember having to stop myself one day from telling students to stop what they were doing, realizing that I had somehow got into a sort of "stop having fun" frame of mind, and was going around looking for trouble (and finding it all over the place).<br /><br />I'm sure you are sharing your reflections with your intern; hopefully he is picking up a great deal from your experience and your wisdom. <br /><br />I am blessed to work with teacher interns at university, and it's a privilege to be at their elbow for advice when they ask, or to prompt their thinking with a question.ProfPetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12575502626496101245noreply@blogger.com