tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414622914006646376.post9097209304121195504..comments2024-01-27T08:49:12.307-05:00Comments on An "Old Math Dog" Learning New Tricks: Pre-School Funk 2012Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11928419408011193721noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414622914006646376.post-36516152112137042932022-01-05T05:13:23.503-05:002022-01-05T05:13:23.503-05:00Good reading yyour postGood reading yyour postBobbyhttps://www.bobbychase.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414622914006646376.post-67359480379647866902012-09-15T22:57:50.543-04:002012-09-15T22:57:50.543-04:00Lisa,
I thought I was the only one who has been i...Lisa,<br /><br />I thought I was the only one who has been in a funk. Can I say how much I can relate to this post? After TMC, I also felt that I came out with tons of ideas and felt like my class wasn't up to par compared to these fantastic teachers.<br /><br />And your comment about how the TMC people just "get you".. I can't agree with you more..<br /><br />Thanks for this post..justagurl24https://www.blogger.com/profile/16215549544039303316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414622914006646376.post-40397614897883925262012-08-19T10:47:24.027-04:002012-08-19T10:47:24.027-04:00Hi Lisa,
Your post really resonated with me. I to...Hi Lisa,<br /><br />Your post really resonated with me. I too am squarely in the "over twenty years of teaching" phase of my career. Although I have been a mathblog lurker for years, my experience of "jumping in" and sharing my own thoughts, comments, posts, and tweets has given me some of the same sense of inadequacy that you are feeling from your twittermathcamp let down. I am bombarded daily with so many good ideas, but how do I fit them in, within my own comfort zone of teaching?<br /><br />I think the title of your blog says it all. You ARE willing to learn "new tricks" and your willingness to do so is what makes you a good teacher. Never "settling" and always looking for ways to improve :)<br /><br />Cindy WAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414622914006646376.post-62671379265675900752012-08-19T10:17:13.386-04:002012-08-19T10:17:13.386-04:00(Oops. Forgot to edit... though, I'm, yeah yea...(Oops. Forgot to edit... though, I'm, yeah yeah...)Sue VanHattumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414622914006646376.post-83215167872204731752012-08-19T10:14:42.466-04:002012-08-19T10:14:42.466-04:00Hi Lisa,
I've taught (mostly college math) fo...Hi Lisa,<br /><br />I've taught (mostly college math) for over 25 years. There have been years where I wasn't eager to go back, thought this isn't one of them.<br /><br />I was so full of great ideas after my sabbatical 2 years ago, I was definitely eager to go back. But then 2 of my 3 classes had hostile students in them, and were no fun. (The 3rd was amazing. I made a difference in their lives.) I had a bit of trouble the 2nd semester too. So last fall I was not eager.<br /><br />I finally decided that the low level classes (beginning and intermediate algebra, which pretty much = algebra I and II) are a crap shoot for me. I might be their favorite teacher ever, and change their lives, or we might painfully get through the semester, with students pushing the boundaries the whole time. And I decided not to teach those for a few years.<br /><br />Last semester was great, and I'm trusting that I'll be able to do a great job this semester. So I psyched.<br /><br />I still do new things, but many of the things that excite the high school teachers whose blogs I read don't excite me. I definitely evaluate what I read in terms of my own style.<br /><br />Good luck finding your pace, and I hope you get some kids who make you know you couldn't do anything else.<br /><br />Warmly,<br />SueSue VanHattumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414622914006646376.post-39213404200720514552012-08-19T04:19:45.604-04:002012-08-19T04:19:45.604-04:00I loved your post because it's so honest and h...I loved your post because it's so honest and heart-felt and if I was there next to you, I'd give you a hug...instead accept this virtual hug and comment.<br /><br />We live in exciting times because change is afoot and inspiration abounds. It is unsettling though and finding the balance is both exhilarating and exhausting....without any guarantees. And though we're all roughly on the same journey as our tweeps, we all have our own walk and, as I'm finding out myself, walking the walk is tricky. <a href="http://malyn.edublogs.org/2012/08/12/walking-the-walk/" rel="nofollow">Read more here</a>.<br /><br />That you still look forward to teaching is very much a good sign. <br /><br />I think it's high time I pay this forward - please watch <a href="http://youtu.be/DQYKAXST3tg" rel="nofollow">Be amazing</a>. <br />@malynmawbyhttp://malyn.edublogs.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414622914006646376.post-7793863470157010082012-08-19T00:37:27.697-04:002012-08-19T00:37:27.697-04:00Lisa, what beautifully written sentiments! Like yo...Lisa, what beautifully written sentiments! Like you, I have twenty years of experience, and your thoughts echo many of mine. I, too, struggle with finding a balance between the tried and true that I know works well and the new "stuff" that is exciting and fun to play with, even though I'm not sure what the outcomes will be. It's kind of like I'm walking on a tightrope without a safety net below. <br /><br />If you're anything like me, that excitement will manifest itself the night before the students come back. Even after twenty years of teaching, I still find that I get absolutely no sleep the night before I meet my new students. There's something special and wonderful that kicks in - a kind of synergy that happens once we start interacting with and teaching our new kids. I'm looking forward to that feeling and I'll bet you are too!!! :)<br />Angie :)<br />http://bit.ly/QL4bYtAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884118610394397563noreply@blogger.com