tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post1267785000771976841..comments2024-03-19T00:04:13.541-04:00Comments on Successful Teaching: Defeated from the Startloonyhikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-35160396485080260212011-03-03T15:10:09.921-05:002011-03-03T15:10:09.921-05:00@Perfect Dad Great suggestion! Thanks for reading ...@Perfect Dad Great suggestion! Thanks for reading my blog and leaving a comment.loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-54963940118535849142011-03-03T13:57:32.908-05:002011-03-03T13:57:32.908-05:00I would say that many people in general start off ...I would say that many people in general start off by being defeated. It is a simple thing to talk yourself out of anything, especially something new that you don't exactly know how to accomplish.<br /><br />My trick: See if someone else has every done it. If so, then chances are it's possible. If not, then you have the opportunity to be the first!<br /><br />Never ever start by comingPerfect Dadhttp://www.perfectingparenthood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-76995452058648146832011-02-24T06:09:03.188-05:002011-02-24T06:09:03.188-05:00@musicartwords Thanks for finding a way around tha...@musicartwords Thanks for finding a way around that obstacle and reading my blog!! I appreciate the detour!loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-72428229571275497752011-02-23T21:56:35.246-05:002011-02-23T21:56:35.246-05:00It is ironic that this site is blocked @ my school...It is ironic that this site is blocked @ my school! I didn't realize that earlier.musicartwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749004623488171288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-75932839434282086132011-02-23T05:24:42.277-05:002011-02-23T05:24:42.277-05:00@Sioux I love the idea of burying the words! I thi...@Sioux I love the idea of burying the words! I think a staff development at the beginning of the year with teachers doing this would be great!<br /><br />@musicartwords I'm sorry you are blocked in this way but hopefully you will find a way to overcome this obstacle. I'm so glad you were inspired by this post and agree that is what is so important about these communities. We need to be loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-34637825686827173682011-02-22T23:32:40.814-05:002011-02-22T23:32:40.814-05:00I love what you have to say here, and I agree with...I love what you have to say here, and I agree with you. However, if you have never worked in a district that blocks sites for reasons such as "personal productivity", "music appreciation", and "creativity", you cannot understand our frustration. <br /><br />But, please keep encouraging us! Sometimes, even though we "can't", people like you help us find musicartwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749004623488171288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-930700914553516112011-02-21T08:41:53.937-05:002011-02-21T08:41:53.937-05:00Pat--You are so on the mark. Teachers and student...Pat--You are so on the mark. Teachers and students--too often--begin with the mindset that they cannot do it. One year, I got so tired of students saying, "I can't," I had them write all the things they could NOT do on slips of paper (I wrote down things as well), I borrowed a shovel from our custodian, we went out in front of our school where some bushes were planted, and we heldSioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.com