tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420578009409792271.post3094425697102999234..comments2023-07-08T08:00:34.603-07:00Comments on Hot Topics: In my students positionMr. Rewritehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921779256711737012noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420578009409792271.post-59531500875614776232010-06-17T06:45:34.445-07:002010-06-17T06:45:34.445-07:00I have to agree that this is a great wake-up call....I have to agree that this is a great wake-up call. How often we find ourselves in classes that are so familiar--educational theory, improved testing and grading, etc. <br /><br />How rarely did I ever find myself in a situation so unfamiliar as yesterday. When I wasn't fending off meltdown, trying to retain that last bit of information or simply remembering what to do next, I tried to jot down notes-to-self to remember to be kinder to my students. <br /><br />Instead of thinking like an art teacher, I need to think like a student with dreams of becoming a writer, who must also become a copy editor, photo editor, videographer and all-round expert on computers. <br /><br />I am gaining new respect for my kids who can do these things. They truly are wired differently and I must trust their instincts a little (or a lot) more in certain areas. I'm beginning to understand why people refer to me as the adviser, not the teacher--while I am teaching them, I'm also there to give them their rein and guide them past the hurdles and pitfalls, not so much to assign and grade.Nunn Winshiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547185362591725588noreply@blogger.com