tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586866476751222156.post8159529290551268777..comments2023-10-19T01:52:36.813+11:00Comments on Teaching Challenges: Enthusiastic TeachersPenny Ryderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15384523856122217309noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586866476751222156.post-9642967293537938992011-08-10T10:16:55.598+10:002011-08-10T10:16:55.598+10:00We don't do ourselves or the children we teach...We don't do ourselves or the children we teach a service if we lack enthusiasm. The children can sense the excitement in a teacher when dealing with a topic. It is infectious. For those who claim to have lost their enthusiasm, they devalue themselves and what they can do for a class.rmannellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10325881715643049499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586866476751222156.post-82227345354641277792008-12-11T09:13:00.000+11:002008-12-11T09:13:00.000+11:00You make some great points Clix. When you're run-d...You make some great points Clix. When you're run-down, it's nice to be able to fall back on the fail-safe techniques.<BR/><BR/>I think that one of the big reasons I try new things is because the variety gives a bit of a spark to things when you're losing interest in the things that have become routine. Routine is definitely important, but trying something new always excites me and gives me something to look forward to.<BR/><BR/>I don't generally take on something new to replace what I am already doing, but I take the ideas, play with them a little and then combine them in some way with what I already do. As I work with the new idea, it may become bigger or smaller in my programming as I determine how well it works and how my students needs are being met.Penny Ryderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15384523856122217309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586866476751222156.post-91374214872258699562008-12-11T02:04:00.000+11:002008-12-11T02:04:00.000+11:00Right now, for me, it's due to illness ;)I think t...Right now, for me, it's due to illness ;)<BR/><BR/>I think there's also a middle ground, too. Some teachers, once they've found strategies that work for them, are going to be understandably less inclined to go out and search for new techniques. <BR/><BR/>They may also be resistant to trying new things. If you're struggling, ANYTHING new is likely to be an improvement. But if you've got good stuff, then you might be exchanging it for something that's not as good. So I think it takes more PROOF that a new strategy is better than an old one, once teachers feel confident in what they're doing.Clixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460380696875928585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586866476751222156.post-90926162538591196012008-12-10T23:01:00.000+11:002008-12-10T23:01:00.000+11:00I'm a teacher and I can proudly say that I always ...I'm a teacher and I can proudly say that I always love what I do, I love d children and above all, I love d expressions on their faces on exams' result day.vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355072240623773823noreply@blogger.com