tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993391504505191193.post6319694070804334237..comments2015-06-25T20:49:57.231-04:00Comments on Thinking about learning and teaching: CommunityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12087660304890478746noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993391504505191193.post-5031344726003091502013-03-18T18:43:34.315-04:002013-03-18T18:43:34.315-04:00Thank you for again coming and sharing with me. :)...Thank you for again coming and sharing with me. :) I do love the kids I work with, and that community is so important to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087660304890478746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993391504505191193.post-47074122948409098272013-03-18T09:06:20.017-04:002013-03-18T09:06:20.017-04:00THIS is what being a teacher is all about - making...THIS is what being a teacher is all about - making those connections and going the extra mile to be involved with the students. You are constantly weaving threads that hold this community together. Thank you for your service - and for sharing these snippets of lives and relationships.fireflytrailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906494857286134756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993391504505191193.post-46826846539978131822013-03-16T15:10:18.953-04:002013-03-16T15:10:18.953-04:00I would be happy to see your thought on it, too.
...I would be happy to see your thought on it, too. <br /><br />Some of my colleagues mention how much I do. Yes, sometimes I try too hard to connect and burn the candle at both ends. But I really do need the community to sustain me, too. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087660304890478746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993391504505191193.post-61949653653504733442013-03-16T15:08:42.301-04:002013-03-16T15:08:42.301-04:00I think that's exactly my point, though, Cindy...I think that's exactly my point, though, Cindy. If I didn't live close enough to go back for these connections, I probably would have left much earlier. When I have colleagues who don't go to games or don't make the connections, I wonder how they can put up with the insanity of what we do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087660304890478746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993391504505191193.post-87248688201409925482013-03-16T15:07:00.869-04:002013-03-16T15:07:00.869-04:00Thank you for stopping by to comment. Even though ...Thank you for stopping by to comment. Even though I don't live in my school district, I am quite connected to the community. I cannot understand how one could do this job and not become connected.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087660304890478746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993391504505191193.post-21035885938811722762013-03-16T07:39:13.527-04:002013-03-16T07:39:13.527-04:00I love this post! You have described exactly the r...I love this post! You have described exactly the reason why i love being a teacher. In the last week when i found myself frustrated with colleagues, it was the kids who put a smile back on my face. Would you care if i did a piggyback type of post like this one of these days? It is nice to work with someone who shares ideas about teaching! Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01158422381455061046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993391504505191193.post-6116142963338835192013-03-16T06:39:08.968-04:002013-03-16T06:39:08.968-04:00That being said, this is much harder to do when yo...That being said, this is much harder to do when you don't live where you teach. My student-teaching was 45 minutes from home and while I really wanted to be more involved with those students outside of school - to go to their basketball games and their performances - I knew that I had a long night of grading and planning ahead and a long drive home. I tried to compensate for that with my first full time teaching job (35 minutes from home) by staying for everything (and to grade and plan) when I wasn't scheduled to be at my other job. But all of that was pre-motherhood. I live 7 miles from where I work. I run into parents and students everywhere - when I'm at the library or the YMCA or shopping or at restaurants. I make my best efforts to fit in at least one event per season, per group. Some years I do better than others. These connections are what keeps us going. CBethMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10872740375003052841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993391504505191193.post-11483622377840166652013-03-16T03:43:29.455-04:002013-03-16T03:43:29.455-04:00You have stated the many reasons you are encourage...You have stated the many reasons you are encouraged and feel connected to your community. Community is powerful and this is why. Thank you for this thoughtful reflection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com