I have soo many flagged posts from my readers that I may never catch up. Technology changes are coming at a fast and furious pace, almost more than I can absorb. I am now reading my feeds daily from my iphone which is at least consistent. I email myself the more important posts that are important to work. The rest get “flagged.”(hopefully one day I will return to them..)
I found this post pretty timely, Chris Lehmanns “Practical Theory” blog is often controversial but I have to agree with these thoughts. “Expectations of Student Behavior” In this post he discusses expectations of students that teachers themselves would have a difficult time meeting. One of the comments made “”Every teacher has high expectations for kids. The best teachers have high expectations for themselves,” really hit a nerve with me. Over the past couple of years, I have seen so many of our teachers really reach out of the box and MAKE A DIFFERENCE! They have truly revolutionized the way they teach and interact with their students. Sadly, there are still those who miss the mark. One can only hope that these words of the blog sneak out and touch some who impact our young minds.
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Sandi,
I have been following Chris since way before he ever opened SLA. In fact, I belive he was an English teacher and coach when I first started reading his blog…..Time flies!!!!
I would really love to tour his school in Philly and also attend the conference he has hosted for the past couple of years!!!! His teachers rock (from all I have read about the “happenings” at his school).
Jerrie
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