tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post2195788265750985456..comments2024-03-19T04:21:59.320-07:00Comments on Mike Rose's Blog: One from the HeartMike Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14013622839240394965noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-21068082178060363012009-11-27T08:19:40.293-08:002009-11-27T08:19:40.293-08:00This very much is on point:
What we witness in th...This very much is on point:<br /><br /><i>What we witness in these moments is the emergence of meaning in a young person’s school life. Whether or not that moment takes hold and leads to a student staying in school depends on a lot beyond the moment: the rest of the curriculum, continued mentoring and counseling, and the circumstances of the young person’s life outside the schoolhouse door. But teacherkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225551101423123044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-16359978204910731002009-10-02T08:10:14.625-07:002009-10-02T08:10:14.625-07:00Thanks for this solid essay. What you talk about c...Thanks for this solid essay. What you talk about compares to what our writing center is thinking about setting up for writers--a writer's exchange, a writer's group of sorts where students can come into the writing center to write and get feedback in a non-graded and comforting environment with the help of mentors (graduate assistants who work as writing consultants). We're still Tim N. Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04576997920461544293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-74753185756019512952009-09-26T10:48:40.159-07:002009-09-26T10:48:40.159-07:00Mike-
"One from the heart" gets, well, ...Mike-<br /><br />"One from the heart" gets, well, to the heart of things. As always, thanks for pinpointing the truly important aspects of the learning process; your writing renews the energy reserves of educators like me who find themselves in institutions where the infrastructure is being gutted, wires ripped from walls and sockets while we teach. Lighting candles and bonfires on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-38653364011116605932009-09-22T22:15:00.576-07:002009-09-22T22:15:00.576-07:00Andy says:
So well put Mike. This post goes righ...Andy says:<br /><br />So well put Mike. This post goes right to the magic of teaching, the magic of being a teacher, and the magic of being a student:the natural joy of opening to a new experience. <br /><br />As humans, we're hard-wired for this. Just watch a youngster's attention: always to something interesting, novel, or, especially with more years, attention moves to more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-67783780852228706232009-09-22T18:19:42.641-07:002009-09-22T18:19:42.641-07:00A few years ago I submitted a grant application to...A few years ago I submitted a grant application to a local funder for about $500 worth of child-size woodworking tools. My idea was to use the tools as a way to teach math as well as woodworking skills to 2nd graders. I had done this years before as an after-school class at my local JCC. It was a huge success. We built a gorgeous food donation box--sanded, painted, with all our names, and a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04089587797789660734noreply@blogger.com