tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post8533211822205326400..comments2024-03-18T20:52:31.671-06:00Comments on TeacherDance: Reprise-with FootnotesLinda Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-35643868626104437322015-10-07T08:11:56.043-06:002015-10-07T08:11:56.043-06:00Thanks, Catherine, but remember the last idea isn&...Thanks, Catherine, but remember the last idea isn't mine, from Terje, & it was especially nice to have to cap off the list!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-38428752729210707442015-10-07T08:11:04.505-06:002015-10-07T08:11:04.505-06:00It was a pleasure. I loved all the additions too. ...It was a pleasure. I loved all the additions too. Thanks, Ramona.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-80200199762147736972015-10-07T03:31:29.780-06:002015-10-07T03:31:29.780-06:00This is a terrific list, Linda, and one that inclu...This is a terrific list, Linda, and one that includes many points made in all those sessions I was at last week. I especially love your last idea about having an open heart, yet finding ways to protect yourself. Thank you for sharing this wisdom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-31616018965545028032015-10-06T23:44:20.348-06:002015-10-06T23:44:20.348-06:00I love that you took your list and added the thoug...I love that you took your list and added the thoughts of your commenters. What a wonderful collaboration. Thanks, Linda!Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-8133026079722996052015-10-06T20:36:32.105-06:002015-10-06T20:36:32.105-06:00I've enjoyed seeing what everyone shares of th...I've enjoyed seeing what everyone shares of their own special priorities. I've thought it more difficult now that e-mail is used rather than phone calls. When there wasn't e-mail, I called parents often, & we had good conversations about their children but also just between us, & they became friends, I feel it's so important. Thanks Margaret for your thoughts, too.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-90409047975755169692015-10-06T19:55:59.407-06:002015-10-06T19:55:59.407-06:00I hear so many teachers complain about parents. I...I hear so many teachers complain about parents. I see you have three points about parents, including love and honor. What would happen in our conferences and interactions with parents if we always loved and honored them? Thanks for continuing to grow your list. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-52155069676615008412015-10-06T17:09:06.712-06:002015-10-06T17:09:06.712-06:00Yes, that authentic "being" with the stu...Yes, that authentic "being" with the student(s) is key, at least to me. No, I guess people don't like to be told what or how to teach, one must find one's own, is it "flavor", yet there are good words/advice to share with those who want to be teachers. Perhaps as Terje said above, just not all in one helping. Thanks for your thoughts, Lee Ann.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-79354946820622514112015-10-06T15:30:48.382-06:002015-10-06T15:30:48.382-06:00I am sorry I missed your post last week! I love th...I am sorry I missed your post last week! I love that what I would have said (Be with the people--be all-in, in the moment) made the list anyway. I wonder what you wonder too and I've been thinking about how we do all have our own unique teacher characters. A teacher at my school said, "No one likes to be told what (or how) to teach." True enough. We don't often learn from the telling anyway. Sometimes it makes the teller feel better though (I think as I reconsider my own slice from today). Doing is the best teacher. Sometimes a little nudge gets us going. Thanks, Linda.Lee Ann Spillanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650009312001849617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-31218623590403903902015-10-06T13:41:25.535-06:002015-10-06T13:41:25.535-06:00And I will add your thoughts, Terje. Experience ye...And I will add your thoughts, Terje. Experience year by year, & thoughtful engagement with others helps too. Thanks! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-29524087868105861332015-10-06T12:26:09.666-06:002015-10-06T12:26:09.666-06:00I wonder how a young teacher would respond to this...I wonder how a young teacher would respond to this list. I have thought of a young teachers in our building and I wonder how to help her build resilience and make sure she takes care of her body, mind and heart. To be a good teacher you have to have your heart open to reach the kids, yet at the same time you have to learn ways to protect it. I also wonder whether some of what we understand now we were not ready to understand at the beginning of our teaching journey. Just wondering along. Your provocation keeps me thinking. Love it!Terje https://www.blogger.com/profile/13569210226711674834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-61538354978998363702015-10-06T08:32:01.569-06:002015-10-06T08:32:01.569-06:00I had the good luck to work with a wonderfully tho...I had the good luck to work with a wonderfully thoughtful teacher in my student teaching so long ago, Jane. She certainly taught me more than most of the classes. I would wish that things were changing. . . Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-17584966534601003912015-10-06T08:30:41.801-06:002015-10-06T08:30:41.801-06:00You're welcome! I enjoyed thinking about each ...You're welcome! I enjoyed thinking about each one as I put it together. Wouldn't it be lovely to share with many more? Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-55144084823504579812015-10-06T08:26:34.948-06:002015-10-06T08:26:34.948-06:00This is a good list and unfortunately, has very li...This is a good list and unfortunately, has very little to do with what is taught in the college education curriculum from what I've seen lately.Jane Heitman Healyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584630141388764779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-26916177815439993242015-10-06T08:22:40.574-06:002015-10-06T08:22:40.574-06:00This list should be given out to every new teache...This list should be given out to every new teacher (and some old ones as well). I think we need to be reminded of what is important and reflect on if what we are doing is what is best for our students. Thanks for compiling and sharing this list. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-41330851004945716922015-10-06T07:34:51.216-06:002015-10-06T07:34:51.216-06:00Yes, I saw it, Julieanne, & it touched me pers...Yes, I saw it, Julieanne, & it touched me personally. What she wrote should be shared with many. Thanks for reminding me.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-39287629240656208082015-10-06T07:33:41.990-06:002015-10-06T07:33:41.990-06:00Thanks, Melanie.Thanks, Melanie.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-29836860255243428772015-10-06T07:32:27.886-06:002015-10-06T07:32:27.886-06:00Thanks, Bernadette. I look forward to that, too.Thanks, Bernadette. I look forward to that, too.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-10572503871458606642015-10-06T07:32:03.205-06:002015-10-06T07:32:03.205-06:00Thanks, Bonnie, ha, especially Bill Gates, right? ...Thanks, Bonnie, ha, especially Bill Gates, right? Making each work in every classroom is something to imagine and to make happen.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-67886475177893528292015-10-06T07:29:49.108-06:002015-10-06T07:29:49.108-06:00And in addition to talking with them so one can te...And in addition to talking with them so one can teach them, it's just fun to be talking, too. Thanks, Michelle.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-43301284258443633712015-10-06T07:28:39.169-06:002015-10-06T07:28:39.169-06:00Yes, I enjoy each one's unique perspective, to...Yes, I enjoy each one's unique perspective, too, Kevin. Thanks!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-50615592518505914932015-10-06T06:53:53.636-06:002015-10-06T06:53:53.636-06:00What a wonderful list. Something to return to on t...What a wonderful list. Something to return to on those days you don't know what to do.<br /><br />Did you see Elisabeth Ellington's post this weekend? https://thedirigibleplum.wordpress.com/2015/10/03/celebrate-the-kid-who-wont-celebratelu/<br />Celebrate the kid who won't! You'd love it.Julieannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876141420632207823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-79070665202482948862015-10-06T05:38:55.656-06:002015-10-06T05:38:55.656-06:00This is a wonderful list, Margaret. I'm going ...This is a wonderful list, Margaret. I'm going to print it and keep it in my coaching binder, as these ideas are reminders for all of us and not just new teachers. Melanie Meehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15771712134098949362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-4283221057308025532015-10-06T05:12:38.801-06:002015-10-06T05:12:38.801-06:00Great list. It will be interesting to see what el...Great list. It will be interesting to see what else is added.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07434499049673670812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-13114171951813544392015-10-06T04:55:27.320-06:002015-10-06T04:55:27.320-06:00I love this list. I just read through it twice. ...I love this list. I just read through it twice. I can visualize each one and wish this list was sent to every teacher and administrator and political and Bill Gates.. How can we make this work in every classroom? What's standing in the way? <br />BRAVO FRIEND!!!<br />Bonnie K. BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973593425566621090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-12914016428275558622015-10-06T03:38:47.503-06:002015-10-06T03:38:47.503-06:00As I reread the list, I think about really knowing...As I reread the list, I think about really knowing the kids. Conferencing with them yesterday reminds me that sitting down and having a conversation with a student helps so much. Hard to do when there's a million other things to do, but essential. Thanks for asking and collecting and sharing!Michelle Haseltinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00616389589179983330noreply@blogger.com