Linkin’ (B)logs: A New Literacy of Hyperlinks, in the English Journal column “New Voices” by Tiffany J. Hunt and Bud Hunt. They are the column editors for the EJ column. It is a terrific article speaking about the read/write Web in this participatory culture. The article posts about the obstacle of filtering and how it “blocks” us. I really like reading the story of Bud’s learning from blogging and the community of readers and writers he has met along the way. I identify with that and also with the teaching of blogging being hard. It is the building of a different type of community and this article helps us define the literacy development better. It is so encouraging to me to see this quality of writing about the learning with students. We need more articles where work with students is shared.
Bud shares on his teacher blog how he encourages students to focus on writing three kinds of posts: research-related posts, speech-class content posts, and classmate-related posts. He provides a detailed description of each post type in the article. I like how he tells the students that they are free to write about whatever they wish that’s relevant to their course.
I've got to hand it to all of the new teachers on Guam! (New meaning 1 - 3 years on the job.) As a mentor we get to go around to different schools on the island---all levels---and from what I've seen and heard about, it's been rough for you. But I still see smiles, people who are working hard to make it happen, not giving up, and a general "can do" attitude prevailing. Congratulations! And always remember that, in spite of what it may seem sometimes, TEACHING IS AN HONORABLE PROFESSION!
If you need a reason for having sweet dreams, think of your best student. If you need a reason to get up in the morning, think of your worst.
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As the Adequate Education Act timeline draws closer, there will more and more conversation about certified teachers who are not in the classroom. It would be easier if all current classroom teachers are fully certified - but they are not.
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