1:59 PM
Marshall
New, new new!! We all like the new stuff. Cutting edge tends to catch our attention.
So as we start a NEW school year with NEW educators and NEW students, it should be an exhilarating experience. So far it has been just that. On top of that, let's add: NEW approaches to curriculum (Core), NEW technology, NEW initiatives, NEW reporting (C-Plan, anyone?) and NEW fill in the blank for you.
Someone stop me before I start selling a NEW mixer or NEW athletic shoes. The one thing that still concerns me is that while we have all of these NEW things on which to focus, we tend to do so with the same approach with which we have become comfortable. You do know that "we" tend to teach the way "we" were taught, which tends to be a little bit of a impediment to true progress.
Yes, a short post (some of you are amazed). That doesn't mean it has to be a short conversation.
So as we start a NEW school year with NEW educators and NEW students, it should be an exhilarating experience. So far it has been just that. On top of that, let's add: NEW approaches to curriculum (Core), NEW technology, NEW initiatives, NEW reporting (C-Plan, anyone?) and NEW fill in the blank for you.
Someone stop me before I start selling a NEW mixer or NEW athletic shoes. The one thing that still concerns me is that while we have all of these NEW things on which to focus, we tend to do so with the same approach with which we have become comfortable. You do know that "we" tend to teach the way "we" were taught, which tends to be a little bit of a impediment to true progress.
Yes, a short post (some of you are amazed). That doesn't mean it has to be a short conversation.
