25+Thoughts+on+Education

25 random thoughts about education brought to you by…of course: ME!
1. Hands-on activities help me to learn and grow. 2. Assessments should not just be done in the form of tests. 3. I hate it when a teacher expects you to read a chapter and then remember every silly little detail even though you never spoke about it in class. 4. Teachers should be as excited about learning as they expect their students to be. Children are very bright, they know whether you actually care about the subject matter or not. 5. A teacher who is excited about subject matter and learning will //inspire// the students. 6. Lessons should be taught in a variety of ways, especially since learners learn in a variety of ways. “If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” - Ignacio Estrada 7. Teaching is an art form. 8. Field trips are fun learning experiences, and they should be thought of as such. Yes, the students need to be attentive and take away new information, but a teacher shouldn’t ruin the experience by overstimulating them or demanding too much. 9. I am learning that teachers dread standardized tests just as much as the students do. 10. I will never stop being a learner. 11. There will always be a continuum of learners in every class. 12. Sometimes the student may be the most knowledgeable about a topic. 13. Even in a setting that may not seem culturally diverse, diversity is present. If not, give it as a gift. 14. You will hear things you never thought you would in a classroom, both through the mouths of brilliant babes and the hearts of terrified tots. 15. A classroom is a sacred place for each student, make it the best classroom they are in all day. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(177, 37, 177);">16. When I have a teacher that I can tell does not enjoy students or teaching I wonder why they teach? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(177, 37, 177);">17. If you are teaching for the money you are in the wrong profession. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(177, 37, 177);">18. I once read in a classroom “What’s fair isn’t always equal.” I think it’s a great ideal to model and use as a standard for your students. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(177, 37, 177);">19. Education should be like a braid. It should start as three strands but then come together to form something truly beautiful. Yes, each content area should start out being taught by themselves, or at least children should know of them separately. But if you use them to work with each other something greater can be formed. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(177, 37, 177);">20. I never want my students to be scared to ask me a question. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(177, 37, 177);">21. “Make nice” with parents, they are your at-home-you. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(177, 37, 177);">22. Be nice to the janitorial staff. They are artists, and can help you greatly in a bind. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(177, 37, 177);">23. Remember the bigger picture: the students. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(177, 37, 177);">24. “A good teacher is like a candle-it consumes itself to light the way for others” - Unknown I hope to be this light for as many students as I can. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(177, 37, 177);">25. “Do one thing everyday that scares you” - Eleanor Roosevelt. This is a good quote for all people, but here for teachers. Some lessons and new ideas may be a little bit scary, or learning a new tool, but hopefully they will be worth it, if not at least you tried.