tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post5064839812808463920..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: A day in the lifedoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-63591911682130199102011-05-02T22:37:43.874-04:002011-05-02T22:37:43.874-04:00Dear Jenny,
"That's all they did, dig&qu...Dear Jenny,<br /><br />"That's all they did, dig"--gladdens my heart anytime another pod of kids digs into the earth.<br /><br />I'm still amazed by the changes, every time I sink my fingers into the ground.<br /><br /><br />Dear Mary Ann,<br /><br />Thank you for the kind words.<br /><br />THE TEST is on my mind, especially as we approach the date, but I work under a wonderful supervisor who encourages us to keep teaching what matters, and trusts that our students will do well anyway.<br /><br /><br />Dear Kathryn,<br /><br />Keep pushing it--maybe get a parent or two invested in this. It pays tremendous dividends (as you already know....)doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-17909715003219652402011-04-29T22:50:53.984-04:002011-04-29T22:50:53.984-04:00I love this post! I need to find a way to get my...I love this post! I need to find a way to get my students outside more. When I asked permission in the fall for just a trip around school grounds, it was denied. Our school is in a small city park so there is a bit of greenery.Kathryn Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757414380685368592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-87679490231472765342011-04-27T15:01:58.867-04:002011-04-27T15:01:58.867-04:00I always appreciated reading your words. Imagine i...I always appreciated reading your words. Imagine in another life, Michael, you were a man of letters. Observation is such a powerful method of coming to know, to question, to wonder...Making time to ensure that students come to know the earth in meaningful ways is biology and hopefully education. I'm not sure how you can be a teacher of biology in NJ and not have "THE TEST" on your mind,. T.S. Eliot said, "April is the cruelest month." We might want to amend that and now say, May.<br /><br />Thanks for helping me to remember what is most important.Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-47065398064997334502011-04-27T06:05:29.569-04:002011-04-27T06:05:29.569-04:00I took my class out to our garden for the first ti...I took my class out to our garden for the first time yesterday. I gave them each spades and told them where they could dig. That's all they did, dig. They were amazed at the changes in the dirt, at the roots of the weeds, and at the little critters crawling around in the dirt. It was beautiful.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725549451973770515noreply@blogger.com