Pamela Hickman wrote:
After reading this weeks reading the most valuable thing that I took away from it was teachers are enablers. We teach students skills such as reading, writing, math, etc. but it is completely up to the student what they do with it. The only way a teacher can be great is by the work produced by the students. I liked how the reading pointed out that a conductor cannot be great without the orchestra. The students we teach everyday are our orchestra we as teachers have to be willing to learn from our students in order to be great teachers. My mother has always told me "your leadership is only as good as how well you listen." If you don't listen to what your students are trying to teach you as an educator than how can we properly service our classrooms? When I became an educator I devoted myself to life long learning and sometime that means swallowing my pride and learning from my students.
My comment:
I too enjoyed reading about the conductor learning from the orchestra, and they are why he is great. I also appreciate you sharing your mother's advice with everyone, and how true it is. When we listen to our students and those around us, we allow ourselves to be open to see other viewpoints and possibly ways to improve ourselves and our practices. When we stop listening, I think we stop learning ourselves. Great post!
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