tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post4603758164716068505..comments2024-03-19T00:04:13.541-04:00Comments on Successful Teaching: Am I Replaceable?loonyhikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-22365657268009758072008-08-10T20:06:00.000-04:002008-08-10T20:06:00.000-04:00okp: I wouldn't try to do it all at one time. Mayb...okp: I wouldn't try to do it all at one time. Maybe build it up. Do one thing and after you do that, move on to something else. Keep documentation of what you do though in case you ever need it.loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-21331807525627508552008-08-09T15:09:00.000-04:002008-08-09T15:09:00.000-04:00Wow. At this point, I am struck by all that I don...Wow. At this point, I am struck by all that I <I>don't</I> do to make me irreplaceable. The experiences my kids have in the classroom can't be quantified in that way. This is one I must think about!Ms Characterizedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350142559797092616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-20849969905467089012008-08-02T06:42:00.000-04:002008-08-02T06:42:00.000-04:00murcha: I really felt I made an impact when I had ...murcha: I really felt I made an impact when I had lunch with a former student (from 15 years ago), who said she still remembered important things from my class and then spouted back things I said and did and things I made my students do. Wow, was I surprised!loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-38118229045166558212008-08-02T06:16:00.000-04:002008-08-02T06:16:00.000-04:00I often ponder the same question but well done on ...I often ponder the same question but well done on the wonderful impact and influence that you must have had over your students, classes and school.<BR/>Good, hardworking and caring teachers have the potential to impact on a student's life both during school and the life beyond the classroom. Well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-30146636117479761732008-08-01T11:10:00.001-04:002008-08-01T11:10:00.001-04:00dan: I so agree that no one can replace "you" no m...dan: I so agree that no one can replace "you" no matter what. Sounds like you are in a great position! Thanks for reading my blog!loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-8594312868594325542008-08-01T11:10:00.000-04:002008-08-01T11:10:00.000-04:00Clix: I would think that a yearbook advisor (or wh...Clix: I would think that a yearbook advisor (or whatever you are called now) is totally irreplaceable! I have helped the advisor each year on yearbook day because I feel so bad about all that has to be done and only one adult to do it all so I pitch in. I am amazed at the process. I also know they couldn't pay me enough money to ever ever do that job!loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-88893493015742216192008-07-31T14:15:00.000-04:002008-07-31T14:15:00.000-04:00I've had this same thought many times in the past ...I've had this same thought many times in the past two decades. I've been in places where I certainly was replaceable, and specifically with the intention of not wanting a repeat of me! :) But I've also been fortunate to be in a place (like where I am now) where I am NOT replaceable. Although my mind has wandered, and I've longed for greener pastures, my employers have asked me to weather tough Dan Grosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16850018310212088123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-24101920986194281072008-07-31T06:46:00.000-04:002008-07-31T06:46:00.000-04:001. Hopefully I will leave behind lots of well-desi...1. Hopefully I will leave behind lots of well-designed unit plans and behavior systems, and both a department and a grade team that are dedicated to the students and to each other, passionate about truly improving as professionals (not just putting in the requisite hours of PD), and joyful in service to others. And on a more current basis, hopefully each year I leave behind students who are Clixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460380696875928585noreply@blogger.com