What did you learn from the book this week? In tutor training, we looked at some research on reading speeds. A student who is a good reader that starts out with a words per minute (wpm) of 300 who practices reading faster can achieve wpm of 1000 or more. A struggling reader who has a wpm of 150 who practices the same amount achieved a wpm of 300. The same message was stated in the book this week, we need to focus on strengths! A good leader can identify others strengths and encourage them to grow in those areas and as a whole the organization or school grows. Another part of the book that stood out to me was that less is more. Teaching is overwhelming and if teachers are bombarded with resources they are unlikely to use any to their full potential. A few resources at a time are enough. Choices are good but too many choices are overwhelming, when I was thinking about college and what I wanted to do I remember almost wishing someone would just tell me what to do. I knew that was not an option but I felt like I had way too many options and did not know the direction I wanted to go. I had to narrow my options and make a choice. Something that I think will stick with me for a long time was a quote from page 168, “Today, isolation is a choice educators make.” Last week we looked at the characteristics of the innovative leader. I discussed networking and this quote reminds me of the importance of making connections with others in my field and continuing to learn. What did you learn from the videos this week? The first video highlighted that with Youtube and live-streaming students can be two feet away from masters. Teachers do not have to know everything because knowledge is easily accessed with the right google search. The third video touched on this as well when she talked about releasing power to the learners. I like the idea of a students teaching students model. One thing that has been rather hard for me in student teaching is facing that I can’t help everyone, there is just not enough time. I can help some students though, and some students can help other students, and by working together everyone can get some help.
When telling the story of Captain William Swenson the speaker in the second video asked, “are they just better people?” He came to the conclusion that no, while they are good people, they are a product of their environment not better people. It reminded me of the Zimbardo prison simulation I studied while in Intro to Sociology, people do things and act a certain way depending on their environment. This is a major reason why we need to surround ourselves with people who challenge us to be better people. I think about this as I look for a job for next year, I need to try and find a job in a school that will help me to grow and be a better teacher.
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