As we ourselves know from our Masters program, we can create new medium to bring to children that will one day open the possibilities of their own existences but it begins with us. I have done the 9 dot puzzle before and this brought back memories. Sadly, I was one of the people who didn't realize at first that it was okay to go away from the line and to 'think outside of the box' however, I did easily adapt once that became a possibility. I believe this book is one that will help us to look for ways to adapt the regulations to benefit us and what we attempt to do for children.
I also believe that Full Sail is right on time to provide us with a motivational book instead of a text that will create less of an impact on us. This text allows to examine our own thinking critically along with our own preconceptions, assumptions, and biases. To do so only frees us from that which holds us back from what we want to do and need to do for our students and children. Critical thinking teaches us to reach beyond our regularities and makes us acknowledge and embrace our possibilities.
Your words were strong Kenya! This was or is a more interesting read then a textbook. I had to step back several times while reading and apply it to my past actions and now my future thinking. And this book will help me apply more of myself to my students then I have done.
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I too was excited when I started reading this months book. I love the way it has been making me think about my life and how I want to apply this to my classroom. It is far to easy to fall into a pattern and forget about all the new things that we can try. I don't want to become one of my former teachers that had every detail of the year planned out before the school year started, just pulling out the notes from the past 5 years without any modification or changes to meet the needs of individual students. I want to think outside the box, and teach my students to do the same.
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