tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411407.post7803367585448527020..comments2023-10-19T02:20:52.658-07:00Comments on In the Heart of a Teacher is a Student: #CyberPD - Reading in the Wild - Chapter 3 - Reading is a Social Activity - Chapter 4 - The Badge of a Wild ReaderAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984276542187529544noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411407.post-18248154739627356682014-07-24T04:01:26.755-07:002014-07-24T04:01:26.755-07:00Suz,
I enjoyed the story of your reading life. It...Suz,<br />I enjoyed the story of your reading life. It's hard to imagine having to hide your reader side. Unlike you, I struggled to find my reading side in school. My mom was a big reader and probably one of my first epicenter readers. To this day, we talk a lot about the books we are reading though our preferences are very different. <br /><br />Unlike you, I struggled to find books I liked as I moved into high school. The required readings from class were not interesting to me and we NEVER talked about what we were reading. If there were students in my class like you, reading voraciously, I cannot tell you who they were. I would have loved to have heard about the books they were reading. I'm hoping this is different in today's classrooms. <br /><br />Your posts always cause me to pause for a minute. Today I'll be thinking about my "reading badge" and "my sentence." I enjoy reading about the work you do with education majors. Inspiring! <br /><br />Cathy (sorry to be so late) Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411407.post-14928845041866593732014-07-17T08:19:19.249-07:002014-07-17T08:19:19.249-07:00You ask some great questions for reflection here. ...You ask some great questions for reflection here. I particularly agree that what really struck me about the conferring section was just an acknowledgement about how hard it is for any teacher to master and keep up with - certainly reassuring!Katie TheLogonautshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692992719352402255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411407.post-63151594442127702342014-07-17T07:14:32.974-07:002014-07-17T07:14:32.974-07:00Wilhem's words "What's your bottom li...Wilhem's words "What's your bottom line?" is one I need to keep asking myself and parents. We all need to keep the end in mind to reach the end goal. There are so many interruption along the way we need to hold fast to what it is we really want. This question reminds me of Debbie Miller's question in her book, Teaching with Intention. Debbie challenges teachers to consider their belief statement and step back from your classroom and ask yourself if your classroom reflects your beliefs. I blogged about this long ago, it may be time to revisit this post and update. <br />Thanks for pushing me to reflect and think forward all at the sometime! Deb Frazierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02357198767241625023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411407.post-88168068144194172542014-07-16T15:36:27.930-07:002014-07-16T15:36:27.930-07:00I ask my preservice teachers all the time, "W...I ask my preservice teachers all the time, "What's your bottom line?" Love that quote so much and think it can lead to good reflection from veteran teachers as well. I'm constantly changing what I do in my classroom to try to get a closer fit between theory and practice.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185908392196878158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411407.post-90524153682073740062014-07-16T12:54:49.323-07:002014-07-16T12:54:49.323-07:00I feel like I know my bottom line, but have to wor...I feel like I know my bottom line, but have to work my way through the obstacles on my way to it. I think a lot of teachers who are readers don't see the two activities as supports of one another. There is reading at school, and private life reading. They chat with colleagues, or do paperwork (marking) while their students silently read, then they check of that activity and move on to the next. <br /><br />I loved what Donaly said about the student teacher too. I am hosting my first student teacher this coming year and I feel overwhelmed with deciding what one thing I want him/her to walk away from my class knowing. In fact, I feel more concerned about getting it right with that person than with all the little kids in my room. Mentoring a student teacher is a chance to effect generations of classes to come. I suppose, like with everyone else, I just have to meet that person first and go from there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411407.post-42212841225906451772014-07-16T09:53:36.899-07:002014-07-16T09:53:36.899-07:00Like you, that Wilhelm quote is stuck in my brain....Like you, that Wilhelm quote is stuck in my brain. I've written it down in the notebook I'm using to plan my College Prep Lit class. As I research and read and think, that thought, "What's your bottom line." nags at me. So I write those things down too. It's definitely helping me as I plan for the year!Deb Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861392500601183208noreply@blogger.com