Well, we just entered the second week of Fall semester classes. From reading the daily student journals, it’s already apparent that it is spirit which moves both teacher and student, that it’s spirit which sets the compass true, and that it’s spirit which gives–or should give–intent, meaning, and purpose to methods, techniques, technologies, and even [...]
I feel some tingles coming on. Next week will be goose bumps time for me. On Monday, after being “unemployed” for the two and half months upon returning from teaching in China, I’ll be back in the classroom. Next Thursday, Susan and I will be celebrating our forty-second anniversary. It is “Tingle Week.” [...]
It takes work to engage in Hokey Pokey teaching, that is, to be of the classroom rather than just in it, to be a part of it rather than apart from it, to lose yourself in the service of each student. There’s no cruise control “I can teach in my sleep” in teaching with [...]
Well, after being passionate about special students and the need to accommodate to their special needs, it’s back to hokey pokey teaching. I see teaching with passion is composed of five basic elements: work, vision, “wise reflection,” imagination and creativity, and love. So, let’s start with a couple of reflections on work. Substantive hokey [...]
