Jan 24, 2009
You're smart
Telling a child, "you're smart" might be the wrong thing to say. From the front of gifted classroom I see a lot of kids that have been told they are smart their whole life, and they are. The troublesome thing, however, is when the "smartness" is an identity. This role in life creates a couple of problems.
kids treat knowledge more like currency and less like revelation
kids are afraid of curriculum because it has power to rip away their sense of self
kids miss the opportunity to be genuinely curious
Even though I didn't always listen, my parents taught me to enjoy knowledge - not to become it. This is truly human.
kids treat knowledge more like currency and less like revelation
kids are afraid of curriculum because it has power to rip away their sense of self
kids miss the opportunity to be genuinely curious
Even though I didn't always listen, my parents taught me to enjoy knowledge - not to become it. This is truly human.
Jan 18, 2009
Jan 16, 2009
Boring
A lot of teachers hang this list of things Bill Gates says about pulling yourself up by your bootstraps.
RULE 7
Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as
they are now. They got that way from paying your bills,
cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about
how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest
from the parasites of your parent's generation, try
delousing the closet in your own room.
I do sense myself becoming boring. To prove it to you, here is a list of some things that were exciting to me today:
1. I drank like 10 cups of water.
2. I got my grades done.
3. I got to wear blue jeans to work.
4. I read, and didn't like, Kanye West's blog
5. We had enough milk for 2 bowls of honey nut cheerios.
6. Kyra made salad with Banana Peppers and Salami.
7. I made a genius list that played mostly 90s songs.
8. I found some really old anti-drinking posters in the teachers lounge which will appear on this blog at a later date.
So I guess I'm not THAT boring ;)
RULE 7
Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as
they are now. They got that way from paying your bills,
cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about
how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest
from the parasites of your parent's generation, try
delousing the closet in your own room.
I do sense myself becoming boring. To prove it to you, here is a list of some things that were exciting to me today:
1. I drank like 10 cups of water.
2. I got my grades done.
3. I got to wear blue jeans to work.
4. I read, and didn't like, Kanye West's blog
5. We had enough milk for 2 bowls of honey nut cheerios.
6. Kyra made salad with Banana Peppers and Salami.
7. I made a genius list that played mostly 90s songs.
8. I found some really old anti-drinking posters in the teachers lounge which will appear on this blog at a later date.
So I guess I'm not THAT boring ;)
Jan 7, 2009
Jan 5, 2009
Simile
Leo crawled for the first time today. He was very proud of himself. I was clapping and cheering him for his new skill; of course Rose came running to see what was so exciting. She was very excited too, jumping up and down she exclaimed, "Yay! Leo looks just like a turtle!"
And you know what? It was true. He did look just like a turtle.
Jan 3, 2009
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