Comments on: Advancing a Teaching Level http://schoolspirit.edublogs.org/2008/03/22/advancing-a-teaching-level/ The webcomic, and teaching in a primary school as well Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:31:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: The kid needs a reference… | School Spirit http://schoolspirit.edublogs.org/2008/03/22/advancing-a-teaching-level/comment-page-1/#comment-72 The kid needs a reference… | School Spirit Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:33:09 +0000 http://schoolspirit.edublogs.org/2008/03/22/advancing-a-teaching-level/#comment-72 [...] Posts: Advancing a teaching level, Writing a reference… follow [...] [...] Posts: Advancing a teaching level, Writing a reference… follow [...]

]]> By: schoolspirit http://schoolspirit.edublogs.org/2008/03/22/advancing-a-teaching-level/comment-page-1/#comment-65 schoolspirit Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:04:45 +0000 http://schoolspirit.edublogs.org/2008/03/22/advancing-a-teaching-level/#comment-65 Um.. yes. You probably did give too much away, eh? :) The good news is you can find moments like these just about anywhere you care to look, if you're really after them. It's the ones you're not expecting though that mean the most. Cheers. Um.. yes. You probably did give too much away, eh? :)

The good news is you can find moments like these just about anywhere you care to look, if you’re really after them. It’s the ones you’re not expecting though that mean the most.

Cheers.

]]> By: Rob McTaggart http://schoolspirit.edublogs.org/2008/03/22/advancing-a-teaching-level/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Rob McTaggart Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:22:18 +0000 http://schoolspirit.edublogs.org/2008/03/22/advancing-a-teaching-level/#comment-64 That was great Mr V. The hope for moments like you speak about is why I got into teaching in the first place. Bravo! I'm sure your constitution has elevated +2 now. You should invite all your druid and barbarian buddies over for a party to celebrate (oops, gave too much away!). ;) That was great Mr V. The hope for moments like you speak about is why I got into teaching in the first place. Bravo!

I’m sure your constitution has elevated +2 now. You should invite all your druid and barbarian buddies over for a party to celebrate (oops, gave too much away!). ;)

]]> By: schoolspirit http://schoolspirit.edublogs.org/2008/03/22/advancing-a-teaching-level/comment-page-1/#comment-52 schoolspirit Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:56:04 +0000 http://schoolspirit.edublogs.org/2008/03/22/advancing-a-teaching-level/#comment-52 Yeah, it's things like that which let you drive home at the end of the day feeling proud. It might not be something big or important you've done - it might just be something little yet important you've done instead. Often I think it's those little differences you make that are more important. Yeah, it’s things like that which let you drive home at the end of the day feeling proud. It might not be something big or important you’ve done – it might just be something little yet important you’ve done instead. Often I think it’s those little differences you make that are more important.

]]> By: Jayne http://schoolspirit.edublogs.org/2008/03/22/advancing-a-teaching-level/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Jayne Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:45:35 +0000 http://schoolspirit.edublogs.org/2008/03/22/advancing-a-teaching-level/#comment-51 I know what you mean. In grade 6 we had a rough group of Greek boys who were <i>really</i> rough, about 4 or 5 of them. They were learning Greek after school and on Saturdays, parents only spoke Greek at home and these boys were as hard as nails. The grade 6 teacher realised within the first week of school these boys were illiterate in the English language; didn't know the English alphabet and had been shoved up each grade in the same school since prep without being able to even write their own name. She set them aside on a separate table and worked her guts out with them and by the end of term 1 (only 3 terms in those days) she had them up to and almost passing the rest of the grade and they became really nice kids to know and meet up with outside of school and at at school reunions. That teacher mentioned several times that that was a satisfying year for her. I know what you mean. In grade 6 we had a rough group of Greek boys who were really rough, about 4 or 5 of them. They were learning Greek after school and on Saturdays, parents only spoke Greek at home and these boys were as hard as nails. The grade 6 teacher realised within the first week of school these boys were illiterate in the English language; didn’t know the English alphabet and had been shoved up each grade in the same school since prep without being able to even write their own name. She set them aside on a separate table and worked her guts out with them and by the end of term 1 (only 3 terms in those days) she had them up to and almost passing the rest of the grade and they became really nice kids to know and meet up with outside of school and at at school reunions.
That teacher mentioned several times that that was a satisfying year for her.

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