tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post9060151045279094310..comments2024-03-19T00:04:13.541-04:00Comments on Successful Teaching: Be A Pioneerloonyhikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-27072778764111139712008-08-01T11:16:00.000-04:002008-08-01T11:16:00.000-04:00dwilli58: You are so right that paranoia is really...dwilli58: You are so right that paranoia is really causing many teachers not willing to take risks. Plus AYP and NCLB is really taking a toll on many teachers. Thanks for commenting!loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-69559484301531735852008-07-30T12:28:00.000-04:002008-07-30T12:28:00.000-04:00Great point! Teachers need to be risk takers, then...Great point! Teachers need to be risk takers, then even if they fail their students will still benefit. Why? Because they'll recognize the new approach of their instructor and sense that the tested and tried way isn't always the only or even best way. As another of your posts pointed out, failure can be as good an instructor as success, and this goes for the teacher as well as the learner.<BR/><dwilli58https://www.blogger.com/profile/18153075806704891155noreply@blogger.com