tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988999290497318131.post1693612536979678101..comments2024-03-26T05:18:17.177-04:00Comments on Courage Doesn't Always Roar: A Teacher's Quest to Be Better Each Day: What You Measure, You Treasure #sol15 Day 19Kathleen Neagle Sokolowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00054303168520658605noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988999290497318131.post-63510773033159569172015-03-19T20:52:16.821-04:002015-03-19T20:52:16.821-04:00I find this piece to be both moving and very well ...I find this piece to be both moving and very well written. In fact, I think it's so good I'd like to see it published. Maybe in a parent magazine?<br />https://barbarasut.wordpress.com/2015/03/19/yoga-with-a-chair/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988999290497318131.post-47158702684040149922015-03-19T20:18:34.683-04:002015-03-19T20:18:34.683-04:00We love this! And we happened to post on the same ...We love this! And we happened to post on the same thread today. I think during testing season we are all having the same feelings. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988999290497318131.post-9588723473661865172015-03-19T20:17:56.692-04:002015-03-19T20:17:56.692-04:00That last paragraph just blew me away - thanks for...That last paragraph just blew me away - thanks for this post, I needed to read it tonight.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988999290497318131.post-32404051469368117332015-03-19T20:17:49.848-04:002015-03-19T20:17:49.848-04:00That last paragraph just blew me away - thanks for...That last paragraph just blew me away - thanks for this post, I needed to read it tonight.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988999290497318131.post-22659406626803883012015-03-19T18:31:26.026-04:002015-03-19T18:31:26.026-04:00This is so incredibly needed right now. We are cau...This is so incredibly needed right now. We are caught up in the data frenzy and we are totally measuring the wrong thing (or, at the very least, assigning WAY too much importance to it!)maria.selkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052847577940056985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988999290497318131.post-25564323665723108922015-03-19T18:31:20.366-04:002015-03-19T18:31:20.366-04:00This is so incredibly needed right now. We are cau...This is so incredibly needed right now. We are caught up in the data frenzy and we are totally measuring the wrong thing (or, at the very least, assigning WAY too much importance to it!)maria.selkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052847577940056985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988999290497318131.post-73933839608415243252015-03-19T18:02:27.815-04:002015-03-19T18:02:27.815-04:00Wow! I just posted a slice about data. Then, I HAD...Wow! I just posted a slice about data. Then, I HAD to read your post. This really resonated with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988999290497318131.post-15198374678509492802015-03-19T13:10:20.463-04:002015-03-19T13:10:20.463-04:00What a special post. We need to hear this - better...What a special post. We need to hear this - better if parents and politicians could! For me - a simple Thank you.Beverley Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973073253078139054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988999290497318131.post-11189480115492972262015-03-19T08:24:18.586-04:002015-03-19T08:24:18.586-04:00You're preaching to the choir but the choir do...You're preaching to the choir but the choir does appreciate a good sermon now and again. The Rent analogy is excellent and you nailed the importance of what we teachers really measure, even if it doesn't go on a district or school report. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998735316905096776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988999290497318131.post-80982397505489079262015-03-19T05:40:07.981-04:002015-03-19T05:40:07.981-04:00Our treasures have become test scores
this spring ...Our treasures have become test scores<br />this spring season, as with last, and no doubt,<br />next season as well, for as far as the eye can see --<br />anxious kids creating inauthentic writing around<br />un-engaging reading, as we teach them to game<br />the system and care for day, or maybe two, if they can,<br />so we can move on to what writing and reading is<br />really all about.<br /><br />--Kevin, lifting lines again<br />Dogtraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079631702744063837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988999290497318131.post-28464934704767099802015-03-19T00:56:03.712-04:002015-03-19T00:56:03.712-04:00I love this line, "Can you plot enthusiasm an...I love this line, "Can you plot enthusiasm and joy on a graph?" Your analogy to Rent's song is spot on. We teachers in the trenches salute you. Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687546388454682163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988999290497318131.post-79235045554070138772015-03-19T00:16:08.213-04:002015-03-19T00:16:08.213-04:00We have similar late night thoughts! "It'...We have similar late night thoughts! "It's harder to measure the things that really count about teachers and students and learning." Amen!Leigh Anne Eckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558611848583070310noreply@blogger.com