Comments on: Feedback on my teaching portfolio http://lamonte-bird.com/2008/education/feedback-on-my-teaching-portfolio/ learn. teach. explore. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:56:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: marie http://lamonte-bird.com/2008/education/feedback-on-my-teaching-portfolio/comment-page-1/#comment-245 marie Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:03:17 +0000 http://lamonte-bird.com/blog/2008/teaching-questions/feedback-on-my-teaching-portfolio/#comment-245 Gin, I am not going to comment on your teaching philosophy, as that is your belief and I think as a professional, you have only to answer to yourself, and while others opintions, I know, are needed, only you know who you are and who you wish to become. I can tell you, tho, that I was happy to read your portfolio, it read to me, like a cover letter for the old days of applying for work. What I was appreciating about it, was that in reading it, I felt as if I got a sense of who you are, what your basic drive and pholosophy s about. It is a very "human" kind of self assessment, and even if I didn't know you before I read that, I still think that in reading that, I would look forward to meeting you. I am not putting this well, but I hope you get the idea. I apologize for not responding earlier, I am still ov the sense that blogs are like reading other peoples mail, and I realize that is why they are there, but .....must get with the times, I guess. My other observation is about the response you mentioned? I think perhaps the goals are the same, but the definition of "tools" being the 3 r's might be not quite as limiting as it sounds. In my work, I also try to give the other person "tools" and one of those is the unspoken urge to reflect, and assess and alter who we are. If I expressed that aloud to many of the people whose lives I try to touch, it would be received as so much blah de blah, but if I can put in a whole piece about seeking what works for that person, explainig that those needs are going to change constantly, then I see evidence of self reflection more often, but must approach with caution. In giving your students their royal jelly, one is wise to not go barging into the hive. I believe that you don't do that, and I also know that your students, where ever on the planet, wil be better off for having had you share the jouriney for a time. Gin, I am not going to comment on your teaching philosophy, as that is your belief and I think as a professional, you have only to answer to yourself, and while others opintions, I know, are needed, only you know who you are and who you wish to become. I can tell you, tho, that I was happy to read your portfolio, it read to me, like a cover letter for the old days of applying for work. What I was appreciating about it, was that in reading it, I felt as if I got a sense of who you are, what your basic drive and pholosophy s about. It is a very “human” kind of self assessment, and even if I didn’t know you before I read that, I still think that in reading that, I would look forward to meeting you. I am not putting this well, but I hope you get the idea. I apologize for not responding earlier, I am still ov the sense that blogs are like reading other peoples mail, and I realize that is why they are there, but …..must get with the times, I guess. My other observation is about the response you mentioned? I think perhaps the goals are the same, but the definition of “tools” being the 3 r’s might be not quite as limiting as it sounds. In my work, I also try to give the other person “tools” and one of those is the unspoken urge to reflect, and assess and alter who we are. If I expressed that aloud to many of the people whose lives I try to touch, it would be received as so much blah de blah, but if I can put in a whole piece about seeking what works for that person, explainig that those needs are going to change constantly, then I see evidence of self reflection more often, but must approach with caution. In giving your students their royal jelly, one is wise to not go barging into the hive. I believe that you don’t do that, and I also know that your students, where ever on the planet, wil be better off for having had you share the jouriney for a time.

]]> By: Janet http://lamonte-bird.com/2008/education/feedback-on-my-teaching-portfolio/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Janet Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:17:19 +0000 http://lamonte-bird.com/blog/2008/teaching-questions/feedback-on-my-teaching-portfolio/#comment-241 Well, I guess how and what you teach depends on what kind of people you want to influence. In a bee hive the main difference between a worker bee and a queen bee is what they are feed as they develop. Those destined to be queens get royal jelly for almost the whole time they are developing whereas the workers get it for only a couple of days. So if you want to have only worker bees you give them the basics. That's all. If on the other hand you want to make or at least have an influence on those whom you hope will become leaders in our society you give them the good stuff. The philosophy, art, ideas ... As for me I hope that you are the kind of teachers that give your students the "royal jelly" and bring us ethical leaders for this world. Well, I guess how and what you teach depends on what kind of people you want to influence. In a bee hive the main difference between a worker bee and a queen bee is what they are feed as they develop. Those destined to be queens get royal jelly for almost the whole time they are developing whereas the workers get it for only a couple of days. So if you want to have only worker bees you give them the basics. That’s all. If on the other hand you want to make or at least have an influence on those whom you hope will become leaders in our society you give them the good stuff. The philosophy, art, ideas …

As for me I hope that you are the kind of teachers that give your students the “royal jelly” and bring us ethical leaders for this world.

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