Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Part 1

"Who we are as teachers and what we do as teachers are more important than what we know." - Todd Whitaker

A 5th-grade teacher that taught for 38 years was asked how she kept her spark, energy and stayed inspired...."This is my 38th year of teaching 5th grade, but for these students, it's the first time around."

Reflect on the statement above and ask yourself:

  1. What does it take to have this type of enthusiasm and dedication to teaching? 
  2. What types of things do you do to stay energized, excited and loving your job? 
  3. What things get in your way or make it difficult to stay energized and excited? 
  4. If there are things that get in your way, what can you do to help make a change so that your enthusiasm and love of teaching is not hindered?
To Do:  Post a picture/quote in the comments below (with your name) that either:  1. summarizes your enthusiasm and love of teaching or 2. exemplifies what you do to stay energized and excited about teaching.

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37 comments:

  1. Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. - Aristotle

    Christine Lewis

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  2. A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind and touches a heart.

    Lisa Million

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  3. Every student can learn,
    just not on the same day, or the same way.
    -George Evans

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  4. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. “For the mind does not require filling like a bottle, but rather, like wood, it only requires kindling to create in it an impulse to think independently and an ardent desire for the truth.” — Plutarch

    Coach Merrill

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  6. “Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” (Anonymous)

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  7. "Good teachers show you where to look but not what to see" . This was given to me by a student.
    Nancy

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  8. "What is a teacher? I'll tell you: it isn't someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give their best in order to discover what they already know. " -Paulo Coelho
    Kambrie Gray

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  9. "The best thing about being a teacher is that it matters. The hardest thing about being a teacher is that it matters everyday." -Todd Whitaker

    "Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody." -Kid President

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    1. This is my favorite post!!😂😂😂

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  11. "My teacher thought I was smarter than I was - so I was.” - Six-year-old

    Jimmie Morales

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    1. Love this!!! We are all a product of what others think & what we believe about ourselves!!

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  12. "To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable."
    - Ludwig Van Beethoven

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  13. You can only gain knowledge by your experiences. Teachers are suppose to give those experiences to their students. Barbara McPherson-HS teacher and encourager

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  14. "Every child deserves a champion: an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists they become the best they can possibly be."

    -Rita Pierson

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  15. "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime." Chinese Proverb

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  16. "When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It's very simple"
    Paulo Coelho

    Mark

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  17. "To me, life is about experiences, the ones you make for yourself and the ones you make for others." -- Ron Clark

    In other words, each school day is a brand new adventure! That's what keeps my excitement at a high level!

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  18. It's a beautiful think when a career and a passion come together.

    Karla

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  19. "You might be the first smile your students see each morning, or their first hug they've had since Friday! We have the most important job of all!" --Haley O'Connor

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  20. "I want to inspire people. I want someone to look at me and say, 'Because of you, I didn't give up.'" - unknown

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  21. "So often you find that the students you're trying to Inspire are the ones that end up Inspiring you." -Sean Lunkins

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  22. "Do one thing everyday that scares you!"

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  23. "In a school there is nothing as important as the wonder of children or as valuable as the sparkle of that wonder in their eyes."

    -John Bouyer

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  24. “Teachers teach because they care. Teaching young people is what they do best. It requires long hours, patience, and care.” —Horace Mann

    Shana Shupick

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  25. Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best. ~ Bob Talbert

    Belinda Bouyer

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  26. Passionately protest mediocrity. -unknown

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  27. "Teachers who put relationships first don't just have students for one year; they have students who view them as their teacher for life." -Justin Tarte

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  28. "I don't love studying. I hate studying.
    I love learning. Learning is beautiful."
    -Natalie Portman

    "Tell me and I'll forget.
    Teach me and I'll remember.
    Involve me and I'll learn."
    -Ben Franklin


    Genna Duncan

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  29. <----The trick to having happy students is to first be happy yourself ---->

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  30. To paraphrase something pounded into us at TDCJ, Good teachers do things right, Great teachers do the right thing.

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  31. "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela

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  32. Encourage your kids because you have no idea what they are truly capable of.- Unknown

    Kala Cook

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  33. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Leo Buscaglia

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  34. They may forget what you have said, but they will never forget the way you made them feel

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