tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221147792075613632.post8276930208834035722..comments2023-08-04T09:21:53.696-04:00Comments on Lisa's Lingo: What Happened to My Year?Lisa Parisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139683732388415845noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221147792075613632.post-73034539080151824822012-06-26T13:03:16.938-04:002012-06-26T13:03:16.938-04:00I really enjoyed this blog entry. I just finished ...I really enjoyed this blog entry. I just finished my second year of teaching and am finding my colleagues and myself in the same situation. I noticed that your rules for next year and for the future years have a lot of technology involved. I teach 7th and 8th grade technology so I don't have to deal with the testing pressure so much. I get to make my classroom project based and "off schedule" if I want to. Before school ended there were several positions available for the following school year in regular education positions and I had considered moving classrooms. I decided not to for the same reasons you are burned out. I don't want to feel like that while doing something I love and I know is best for students. Keep the technology rolling! And good luck in the future!!Sarah Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13070875512982203490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221147792075613632.post-55378211794953836092012-04-18T11:35:38.910-04:002012-04-18T11:35:38.910-04:00AmenAmenPatricia Whitfield-Madisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540638824590980640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221147792075613632.post-81377156793450095362012-04-11T13:28:04.758-04:002012-04-11T13:28:04.758-04:00Lisa,
You are a great role model for individuals ...Lisa, <br />You are a great role model for individuals enter the teaching field. I have enjoyed reading through your teaching experience, and activities to keep the students active. Sometimes you get into the routine of instructing students or just don’t have time for the fun activities. For you activities you described at the beginning of your post I can tell that that you are very creative and the students have a lot of fun. I love your promises to yourself and I think everyone should come up with their own list; it is something you can go back to and make sure you are doing everything you want. <br />AudraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221147792075613632.post-68250727882148452952012-03-27T08:13:27.316-04:002012-03-27T08:13:27.316-04:00Lisa,
With your teaching experience, expertise and...Lisa,<br />With your teaching experience, expertise and history of success, your goals should be unquestioned. All this scripted crap is for the teachers who are too scared to do what they know works!<br /><br />Thanks for taking the lead on this and being a model teacher for your colleagues, in your school building and around the world. I applaude your leadership.<br /><a href="http://www.mcvsd.org/weblog/bmclaughlin/" rel="nofollow">Brian McLaughlin<br /></a>Brian McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02110728184714970803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221147792075613632.post-81305620659754008512012-03-26T08:43:37.679-04:002012-03-26T08:43:37.679-04:00I appreciate the kind thoughts. And Clarence, I r...I appreciate the kind thoughts. And Clarence, I rethink all the time. What bothers me now is how much I am being pushed by bad publicity, bad government, and scared administration. We are all so concerned about test scores that we have forgotten about the kids. I need to keep remembering the kids, even if I have to close my door and hide to do so.Lisa Parisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139683732388415845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221147792075613632.post-71259866306683497052012-03-26T08:33:25.931-04:002012-03-26T08:33:25.931-04:00Lisa thanks for your brave, honest and open post. ...Lisa thanks for your brave, honest and open post. We all get to these places in our teaching. We have "up" periods and "down" periods. It doesn't make us poor teachers; but it does show that we are human. What makes us powerful professionals is the ability to see these things clearly, reflect up on them, and know that we need to turn them around.Clarence Fisherhttp://evenfromhere.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221147792075613632.post-46803217145492935862012-03-25T08:20:00.889-04:002012-03-25T08:20:00.889-04:00So glad that I read this post this morning. I have...So glad that I read this post this morning. I have been having very similar feelings/regrets as of late. We are entering our final grading period and I find myself asking the same question, "Where has his year gone?"<br /><br />I teach our 7th grade preAP kids, and we changed the subject this year from US history to civics. It has felt like a rat race all year. You have inspired me to try and turn it around for this last 9 week period. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817645480571224195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221147792075613632.post-25924609333068165342012-03-24T23:00:25.527-04:002012-03-24T23:00:25.527-04:00Go, Lisa!Go, Lisa!Sue VanHattumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.com