Comments on: A New Kind of First Day

By: Nathan Kraft

Nathan Kraft — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 14:49:35 +0000

I think I often feel the same as you. The problem is always an issue of time – you can only do so much depending on your lifestyle. To not be too depressed about the disparity between what you are and what you want to be, I think it helps to reflect on how far you’ve come.

By: Michael Fenton

Michael Fenton — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 05:50:53 +0000

Elizabeth, I think that’s the nicest blame anyone has ever sent my way.

Also, thanks for the one-step-at-a-time advice. It’s something I know intellectually, but have difficulty living out once I get in the classroom and get excited about making things better. Here’s to slow-and-steady for a long, long while. 🙂

By: cheesemonkeysf

cheesemonkeysf — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:37:36 +0000

This seems only fair, since a large number of us are simultaneously blaming you in the same way as well. 😉

Seriously though, remember to be gentle with yourself. The most important thing I keep learning in the MTBoS is that the essence of the kind of teaching I aspire to comes from just chipping away.

– Elizabeth (@cheesemonkeysf)

By: xiousgeonz

xiousgeonz — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:14:58 +0000

+1 … the abstract is so much *cleaner* than reality.
We start next Monday. Prepping madly…

By: Malke

Malke — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 11:35:28 +0000

I’m only on the fringe of the MTBoS but as a teacher I have SO been there. Multiple times. And you’ve described the struggle between thinking about new ideas and the application of those ideas so perfectly. I may not be a full-on math teacher, but I am an educator who thinks about these things and I *really* appreciate reflections like yours. Plus, sounds like your approach to teaching (including reflection) is totally paying off. Only the first day – onward!