RT thelearningloop: 'What I teach doesn’t matter — it’s what students do with it that does.' 10 Back-to-School Promises from a Very Cool Teacher: runningdmc ADDitudeMag
All summer I’ve been anxious to know what I’ll be teaching this year, but that curiosity has finally gone away. What I teach doesn’t matter — it’s what students do with it that does.
Every year on Day One I ask this question: “Who wanted to take this class? Be honest.” In a good year, one person raises a hand. That person’s either a butt kisser or super compassionate and doesn’t want to hurt my feelings.My question to students on Day 180: “Did you have more fun than you thought? What did you learn that you’ll use for real? How could I have helped you better?”That feedback I put into my “be a better teacher” action plan for the following year. It’s how I improve.
“Your class was easy,” one girl said last year. “Not easy-easy, but interesting, so I always wanted to learn. I learned more outside of class because it was fun, then I talked about it with my dad during dinner.”Most people think a teacher’s job is to raise scores, proving kids learned and shutting up newspaper critics and trolls. That way, states don’t lose their money.My job is to create fun for people who think they’re about to be bored stiff for the next 45 minutes.
It doesn’t matter what I teach — “I teach social studies, learn this!” That’s my ego. With so many desks and chairs in the class, there’s no room for my ego.I will care about you, your cousin, your friend, and your crew like you were my own kid. Even if you’re the weird kid. Especially if you’re the weird kid. Weird kids forge paths that no one else can see — and that’s where success lies.I live by the credo “School should not suck.” I loved school. You should, too.
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