Does learning ever stop? Should learning stop - ever? Each day I come to work and learn something. As a teacher I don't think I will ever have my practice "perfected", there will always be room to grow and improve. Students change and their needs change, research indicates better ways of doing things, and my reading and teaching experiences meld and create new learning which I transfer into classroom practice. The learning is sometimes difficult (and frustrating) but it keeps me motivated and excited to come to work. If there wasn't that challenge - that element of learning and discovery - teaching would be like working in a factory.
A friend who retired after 30 years in a high school English class told me that teachers have two options, they can teach 1 year thirty times or teach for 30 years. I'm choosing the second option. Learning means teaching is new, daily, monthly, unit by unit, year by year. Now that is exciting.
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I agree. I lesrn something new every day! I think it has more to do with a positive attitude and an open mindset! It keeps life interesting. But I also feel disappointed when I have spent a lot of time planning the year before and curricullum gets changed the following year.
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