continuing the thought from franrod68-- I tried to post a comment, but the blog on which I am an author kept rejecting my comment. Such audacity and How ironic!
When I was first teaching middle school at Meadowlawn, I assumed the people who made the texts knew what students needed and were capable of. I let that erroneous assumption drive my teaching pace for too long.
Early in my career I started looking into students' eye to see if the kid got it, was about to get it, might get it, or was tuned out. As often as I feel right about it, I use kids' eyes to help me pace.
One of the things I love about our profession is the fresh start we get each year, preceded by several weeks of downtime and re-charging.
s w e e t !!!
I totally agree with you. I always look forward to doing better the next year. I think we're fortunate to be in a profession that allows us to "redo".
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