Hi Rachel! It sounds like you are going to be a great Literacy Club leader. I completely agree with your point about the in-the-moment correcting. My tendency is definitely to do that, but doesn't it bug you when people do?? Usually I have figured it out in the course of making the mistake. Don't we learn more/better when we figure out what we did wrong ourselves?
I agree that letting students’ find and fix their mistakes on their own –or while working in small groups can be really powerful!
You said “perfect reading isn’t always necessary”, and I thought of my constant struggle with “my own perfectionism”. How do I treat myself when I make a mistake?
I like to “let it begin with me” (I seem to be using this slogan a lot these days). I feel that the single most powerful thing that I do in the classroom –as in the world- is trying my best to be congruent with the message that I’m trying to convey or teach. To use my lead as an example, myself as an example.
I remember vividly my mom trying to teach us about the importance of "staying healthy" while smoking like a chimney. Kids know better, they know when it is “haz lo que yo digo, no lo que yo hago” / “do as I say, not ast I do”.
Leading by example is important to me. Working daily to have an attitude of real flexibility and love and compassion ,-I think- has to come from within us, and when that is established within our own consciousness, then it becomes the order of the day.
If children see me making mistakes, and not making a big deal about it, being transparent, and self loving about it, they are learning a huge lesson.
I agree with Sarah; I like how you describe your role as leader of the literacy club. You are thinking of “offering a lot of opportunities”, “being supportive”, to “really take the time”, “letting students make mistakes”, sounds ilike a nurturing place to me! I feel compelled to join, just by hearing your internal dialogue about how to make it good!
“How can I not drill the children. How not to be intimidating?” What a rich and promising place to start, asking yourself such rich questions!!! Thanks!
Hi Rachel! It sounds like you are going to be a great Literacy Club leader. I completely agree with your point about the in-the-moment correcting. My tendency is definitely to do that, but doesn't it bug you when people do?? Usually I have figured it out in the course of making the mistake. Don't we learn more/better when we figure out what we did wrong ourselves?
ReplyDeleteI agree that letting students’ find and fix their mistakes on their own –or while working in small groups can be really powerful!
ReplyDeleteYou said “perfect reading isn’t always necessary”, and I thought of my constant struggle with “my own perfectionism”. How do I treat myself when I make a mistake?
I like to “let it begin with me” (I seem to be using this slogan a lot these days). I feel that the single most powerful thing that I do in the classroom –as in the world- is trying my best to be congruent with the message that I’m trying to convey or teach. To use my lead as an example, myself as an example.
I remember vividly my mom trying to teach us about the importance of "staying healthy" while smoking like a chimney. Kids know better, they know when it is “haz lo que yo digo, no lo que yo hago” / “do as I say, not ast I do”.
Leading by example is important to me. Working daily to have an attitude of real flexibility and love and compassion ,-I think- has to come from within us, and when that is established within our own consciousness, then it becomes the order of the day.
If children see me making mistakes, and not making a big deal about it, being transparent, and self loving about it, they are learning a huge lesson.
I agree with Sarah; I like how you describe your role as leader of the literacy club. You are thinking of “offering a lot of opportunities”, “being supportive”, to “really take the time”, “letting students make mistakes”, sounds ilike a nurturing place to me! I feel compelled to join, just by hearing your internal dialogue about how to make it good!
“How can I not drill the children. How not to be intimidating?” What a rich and promising place to start, asking yourself such rich questions!!! Thanks!