Mastery Learning – A Craftperson’s Mindset
Schools have a unique opportunity to help students develop patience as they work toward mastery.
Schools have a unique opportunity to help students develop patience as they work toward mastery.
Learning to become better is about consistently seeking to improve.
Teachers understand the need for change but they need time to emotionally transition. That is what makes change so difficult.
Most teachers are drawn to teaching as a calling but, over time, that passion can be lost, not for lack of wanting but from lack of consistent refueling.
In order for change to happen, you have to do.
As you stand at the back of the classroom, what are the possibilities that you envision that excite you and give you energy? What vision do you have for the school year? How can you make that vision a reality?
I work at so many different places — kitchen table, living room, office, library, coffee shops. Some days I like the quiet while other days I listen to music or just like the sound of conversations around me. It really depends. Not all days are the same.
I want to thrive in all areas of my life. To do that I needed, I needed to reconsider many different things. The first was to rethink about how I was viewing what I was doing.
Often, when people discuss work life & home life they use ‘balance’ as a way to describe how the two are connected. What do you think?
I had spent many a night wondering “What is my calling? What am I here to do?” but hearing only silence. What does it mean to Live The Good Life?