I've had it in mind to begin a blog about my experiences as a teacher for a while now. Looks like I'm finally getting around to actualizing that notion!
The theme of each blog post will be a reflection of my experiences on a given day. For example, I may be inclined to post an amusing anecdote or quote from a student one day, but find myself experiencing revelations or struggles that are a bit more heavy-handed on another day. Ergo the tone of the blog is a matter of my particular experiences or musings in a given moment. I also intend to be very honest about my experiences, thoughts, and opinions with regard to my classroom, education as a profession, the national dialog surrounding education, etc., but courtesy and tact will factor into that honesty as well, of course. Names of students and colleagues will be altered. That just seems like the safest and most reasonable course of action.
To provide a bit of context, allow me to mention that I am a 7th grade Latin teacher at a private school in Florida. Yes. Latin. Latin,the dead language of the Romans. Consider yourself informed.
My educational doctrine can be boiled down to a single word: care. When teachers, administrators, parents, students, and the general educational culture all care about the success and personal achievement of the student as an individual (i.e. as a whole person, not just as a vessel for receiving and interpreting information), everyone sitting at the proverbial table is approaching the situation with the best intentions at heart, and that's where it starts. Students thrive when they feel that they have an advocate, and this allows them to become advocates for themselves. How we demonstrate that we care is in the details.
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