tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post6102510239372531703..comments2023-12-24T08:35:08.509-05:00Comments on Pissed Off: Success Story 3Pissedoffteacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-91343833111212462312007-09-25T22:27:00.000-04:002007-09-25T22:27:00.000-04:00Thank you all for your kind words.Thank you all for your kind words.Pissedoffteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-50009544143646963162007-09-25T20:12:00.000-04:002007-09-25T20:12:00.000-04:00I also like the way you've incorporated realism.Yo...I also like the way you've incorporated realism.<BR/><BR/>You're not mindlessly cheerleading; you're not exhorting failing students to surprise everyone by growing up to become an engineer.<BR/><BR/>But you're not using reality to clobber students, either.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-67457179124125351892007-09-25T20:11:00.000-04:002007-09-25T20:11:00.000-04:00Believe it or not, this entry makes you a good tea...<I>Believe it or not, this entry makes you a good teacher ;-) ...</I><BR/><BR/>Well, I don't quite agree with that!<BR/><BR/>Being able to teach math takes a little more "domain knowledge" than just having managed to notice, over the course of a life, that one can't predict a 16 year old's future -- or that, even if one can, one ought not.<BR/><BR/>Still, I agree overall.<BR/><BR/>This attitude, in my view, ought to be ingrained in anyone who teaches, including volunteer teachers, parent teachers, etc.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-9674301109844578972007-09-25T20:09:00.000-04:002007-09-25T20:09:00.000-04:00I know that one of the most important things I do ...<I>I know that one of the most important things I do is try to build self confidence in my students. I don't judge. If a kid tells me he wants to be an engineer, but is failing math A, I just stress all he needs to accomplish before he can follow his dream. As a high school teacher, it is not my job to discourage and to put ceilings on what my students can accomplish. I realize that some might never be able to reach the stars they are shooting for but some might just need to grow a little taller to reach the top.</I><BR/><BR/>Brilliant!<BR/><BR/>I love this!<BR/><BR/>And I don't understand why this isn't the normal, standard, expected attitude amongst educators.<BR/><BR/>We almost never hear this attitude here, in my affluent school district.<BR/><BR/>I always say that the middle school motto could be, "Your child. Not the little genius you thought he was, eh?"Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-67463967815578250322007-09-24T16:15:00.000-04:002007-09-24T16:15:00.000-04:00If some kids shoot for the stars and only make it ...If some kids shoot for the stars and only make it to the treetops, well, at least they've gone farther than they would have if they hadn't shot at all. <BR/><BR/>You're there, of course, to help them aim high. And you do!CaliforniaTeacherGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03765655907043136511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-14018855752492052372007-09-23T20:13:00.000-04:002007-09-23T20:13:00.000-04:00Believe it or not, this entry makes you a good tea...Believe it or not, this entry makes you a good teacher ;-) ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com