Reflection1 (7-21-14)

As Dan had mentioned in his address, teachers tend to weigh importance.  I have never heard someone honestly say it as clear as Dan.  I have found myself asking myself questions as to whether "it's worth my time/patience."  I am also finding that I am quite similar in hope that I will always keep my perplexity fairy on my shoulder.  That may be a mission statement for myself; if and when I stop having those creative moments, maybe it's time to start thinking about another career.  As of right now, I'm am super inspired to continue to making each day as successful as the last.

I enjoyed how Dan believes in questioning his students and engaging them with real scenarios.  There are a lot of tools that can keep students motivated to learn, especially when it sparks their own interests. Taking an interest inventory makes me think of the 100 languages of children.  It seems extremely intuitive that they play a part as a stakeholder in their learning.

Dan Meyers approach to teaching is also very similar in the ways that Tommy Emmanuel learns to play his guitar.  I know "Rome wasn't built in a day," and we continue to tell ourselves that we are constantly adapting/changing our techniques to deliver the best instruction for each of our students.  I cannot leave out the one part that I thought was quite comical during Dan's presentation.  No, not that his 85 year old Grandmother was there!  I enjoyed him stating, "99% of jobs in 2011 didn't exist in 1011."

I felt like today was a successful day.  I am now considering having a classroom blog?  What am I thinking?  I'm going to let my subconscious work over tonight.  I also am excited to continue to work with a great group of understanding individuals.  I look forward to continuing our efforts and pushing ourselves in our first true class together.