tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post6909109699097883756..comments2023-10-10T05:20:11.192-04:00Comments on Elementary, My Dear, or Far From It: My Golden RuleJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725549451973770515noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-54742900106141031292009-05-27T07:17:27.125-04:002009-05-27T07:17:27.125-04:00I totally agree. Having kids totally changed my t...I totally agree. Having kids totally changed my teaching. Especially as my kids got closer in age to my students. What also changed my teaching is having to deal with my child's teachers and school. I realized how powerless parents could feel. In one case how two weeks with one teacher provided them with "better" information than my previous ten years of experience! I deal with parents soooo much differently now. It especially bugged me when brand new teachers would disregard anything I said, it was as though having 20 more years of teaching experience worked against me.<br /><br />But I also agree, you don't need kids to be a great teacher. One of the greatest teachers I know, and probably the most influential in my life does not have kids. What he does have is true empathy. Sometimes you have it, and sometimes it takes a five year old waking you up in the middle of the night three weeks in a row for a glass of water to get a person to begin to be a bit more empathetic ;)Paul Bogushhttp://blogush.edublogs.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-57008228525901163712009-05-26T19:11:48.001-04:002009-05-26T19:11:48.001-04:00I don't have kids yet and I've often wondered how/...I don't have kids yet and I've often wondered how/if it will change my teaching or my perspective as a teacher when I do have kids someday!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251616457906473735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-76606567160745153382009-05-22T17:44:00.522-04:002009-05-22T17:44:00.522-04:00I have to agree that having taught before and afte...I have to agree that having taught before and after children that I also respond differently. For me it was understanding the what it felt like to love unconditionally and then knowing all kids need this including the kids that have for only moments, months or years in the classroom. I also think my change came from the wonderful teachers I have had the honor of working with over the years. And yes, many of these teachers do not have children. I also don't believe parents only make good teachers. Being a parent was one milestone that helped me grow. Sorry I went on and on...I off to check out the link.Katie Dicesarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267193046510544304noreply@blogger.com