I completely LOVED this post! Kelly Hines did an amazing job at looking at things a whole different way. She somewhat "reset" her and her students mind set and I thought that idea was so neat! It's like even though everything was the same as before time wise and the students were literally only gone a day, by redoing the class room and playing the role of a whole new class the students actually gave in to this mind set too. The reason I really liked this is because it makes me think of how I feel as a student. Everyone is so tired of doing the same old stuff over and over again, week in and week out. I mean think about it the first few days or even weeks of school its very exciting. New classes, new teachers, new people, new material and so on and so forth. Then about half way through you just feel completely burned out and don't even want to really listen to it anymore. I believe this is one factor of kids dropping out of school. It isn't fun for them anymore, they feel like its nothing new so why even put up with it? I believe if there were more teachers who took Mrs. Hines out look there would be many improvements in students attitudes. I really feel like this post helped me and showed me to stay fresh! If you are getting tired of class then chances are your students were long before it got to you, then its too late.
TEACHER LEADERSHIP: OSTRICH SYNDROME (Week 12)
This post by Kelly really just talks about how as teachers we shouldn't be afraid to take risk in leadership positions. She uses the analogy of an Ostrich. An Ostrich sticks it head in the ground when it is scared or intimidated, leaving its whole body and neck exposed. This is ridiculous if you think about it! As teachers we shouldn't be like this. When given opportunities we should either admit that we aren't ready and respectfully decline or if we do take the challenge we shouldn't be scared to lead and make decisions because as teachers that is what we are suppose to do, lead. Kelly even left a helpful outline that I believe hits it right on the head when being in a teacher leadership role. First she says is Determine an area of need. Here she explains that when taking on something so big to start with the smaller ideas that you know more about and move on as you learn. Next is Asses yourself, we should check and make sure we are doing what is right and we should know what we can handle and how to handle it. Otherwise don't take on something you can't do. Third, Gather information and sources. Know your area! How can you possibly work on or with something you know nothing about? Here Kelly encourages us to know everything we can before tackling a project were there can be no element of surprise that might hinder your goals. Next Make a plan, pretty self explanatory. Find something, know about it, do it! Last but not least, Stick your neck out. After you have done everything you can with your idea present it. Take the risk. This post was so inspiring and uplifting to a future teacher. It helps not to worry or be afraid to take risks.
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