This week's blog has nothing to do with my accomplishments I have seen in my teaching, nor issues in my classroom. Instead, I want to talk about this blog. This is the eighth week that I have blogged and I should feel comfortable in the weekly task. Unfortunately, I have been feeling like I cannot fully express everything on this blog. Another intern and I have talked about feeling we should censor our blog. Is this really the point to a blog, though? I feel that a blog should flow like a stream of conciousness. What I feel should be allowed to be written.
Yes, I am a professional and displaying this for other professionals. However, shouldn't we be fully honest so others may feel and relate to what we are feeling? I know that I am not the only person dealing with these certain problems, but again I hit a wall when we cannot fully explain the classroom situations. Even if I were not to name students I still feel persons in the building could assume.
I am not saying that this blog isn't beneficial because it has been. I am thinking deeper into how I am teaching, what I am teaching, and how I can improve, but I think this could benefit even more.
Now for a suggestion a little off teh main topic. How can we allow other liasons, host teachers, coordinators, and interns to view and assess blogs? At this moment there are very few people who see these. With a more open blog to communicate, I feel we can benefit from each other's experiences. Let's make these more public to the education community!
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I am going to post before you blog this week. I observed you this week and I already know what a wonderful teacher you are going to make. I appreciate the job you are doing at Watson and I'm sure all of those teachers you work with do, also. Thank you for this great testimony as a beginning teacher. Keep up the good work! It will show through in the progress of your students.
ReplyDeleteIt is great joy to see Kimberly's sincere concern for each individual student's needs. Constantly, she evaluates herself, lessons, and the class. She always strives and challenges for improvement! It's refreshing to know that she will be a part of our future educators. :)
ReplyDeleteI loved being in the third grade! I wanted to see what your on-task students were doing in their science time. But i behaved myself and just did the observation like i was supposed to.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see that you found time for science. I think that science, social studies, and the ARTs are real important and they need to have a place. Reading and Math is not 21st century curriculum.
I could see the calm and confidence in you. Truly, a remarkable accomplishment for interns. I see it every year. As I said, that's my payoff.