I love teaching. It is my calling, as far as I'm concerned, and even when I'm at my most frustrated, I try focusing on the good things, such as individual students and how much fun we can have during class. Yes, there are downsides, but that's true of any job, and they are far outweighed by the downsides.
Like most (hopefully) all people who love their job, I want to find ways to make it even better. Especially since it doesn't matter how much I love my job, what matters is if the kids get something out of my class that will help them in life. So the more I find ways to be a more effective teacher, the more I can get through to my students.
As I mentioned in my first post, this process is not an easy one. It's hard coming from the point I am at now to where I want to be, but isn't that true of any journey worth taking?
I keep reading great posts on Twitter and blogs and I hope one day to be someone adding great resources and sharing my triumphs both with students and with technology, but I know I'm not there. Yet.
So by blogging about my experiences, my fears, my failures, and my successes, I hope to get some great advice and hopefully inspire others.
In my next post, when I get to it, I intend to lay out where I am currently in terms of professionally and in terms of where my school is, specifically with regards to technology and the students we teach.
As I realized early on while teaching, the more I teach, the more I learn, hence the name of this blog. I sincerely hope that those reading this take the time to help me out with a comment, question, or suggestion! Thanks to all who do!
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