Don't apologize. When I am tempted, I stop and think I want to model that I'm not a perfectionist when I'm thinking out loud. Smile. Seriously I do sometimes go into feeling peer pressure, being an ex English teacher who should after all know better. But then I balance as I said.
On 5/23/11 3:10 PM, "Maureen Morrissey" <[email protected]> wrote: > Practitioners...should have used spelling check :) > > On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Maureen Morrissey < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Sally, >> great response, I hope Kaui and others read it and it makes them think: why >> did I go into teaching in the first place? To spoonfeed pap to my students >> or to make a difference in their lives? To help them pass a test or to help >> them develop into lifelong learners, thinkers, readers. I'm afraid we cannot >> have it both ways. It's sad to me that the question authority days are over >> and many in the profession are deferring to the powers that be. We are the >> educated educators; we are the professionals who should be lifelong learners >> and reflective practicioners. We need to take back the educating of our >> students, even if we have to start grassroots again like in the '80s. >> Maureen >> > _______________________________________________ > 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.
