I love lighting children up! I love even more when they find the light without me. it makes for such energy in the teaching day.
Imagine writing in your lesson plans: Students will giggle, laugh out loud, and roar at the funny scenes. Students will cry, sob, catch their breath at the touching scenes. Students will smirk at the sarcastic scenes. Wouldn't that show true understanding better than answering predesigned comprehension questions? Yes, I know. That is not enough on its own. But I love the idea of including emotions in our planning and objectives. I think it reframes how we think about everything from teaching strategies to the reading experiences that we select for our children. :)Bonita ---- "STEWART wrote: > > Bonita, > You made my day with the passion piece. I have a child (she just > happens to be Asian) who embodies the passion you describe every single > day. It is amazing and humbling to be around. While I hear everyone > around me on final countdown and saying how much they can't wait for the > year to be over, I am filled with a sense of sadness. I will miss the > interaction with these children, some of whom do still bring that sense > of passion and awe to the table. Sometimes they are the only ones I can > relate to. If we could truly learn how to instill that in all of our > students and their teachers, and their administrators...everyone would > want to be a part of education! > Thanks for sharing. > Leslie > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
