Summaries for C4T #4

C4T #4

At the Teacher’s Desk

The first C4T post I commented on was by Mr. Chamberlain.

He equates collaborative advancement in society with collaborative advances in education.  He advocates a connected classroom that will benefit from interfacing with other classes and teachers over the long term.

I told him that I agree with his global idea of classroom connection. I asked him, do we depend on independent outreach or can we organize a larger entity to facilitate effective connected learning by “matchmaking”?

The second comment I made on this blog was to Mr. McClung.

Mr. McClung’s post was about staying positive.  He talked about having a bad day, and taking it out on his students.  He said that later that same day he saw another teacher that was having a bad day screaming at her class about something trivial.  It hit him that he was doing that exact thing earlier in the day and he didn’t like that. He said that he wants his class to be something special and that he wants a better education for his class

I told him that I teach 4K and when it is a "bad" day it seems like the children act worse than they ever have.  I said that I've learned that it's my impatience with them that makes me think that they are acting worse.

I said that especially at a young age, I feel that they can sense when I'm in a bad mood (even if I try my best to hide it) and that that affects them.  I said that just like him, I want them to have a wonderful experience, so I've tried to change my attitude because my bad mood is NOT because of them, so it shouldn't be taken out on them.

Lastly I said that everyone has bad days, yells and makes mistakes.  We just have to learn from what we have done wrong, and try our best not to do it again!