I’ve got to say that as Jung purported,”Synchronicity is everywhere,” and I just feel blessed that Gary Woodill linked to a post I did about Kathy Sierra and then I found his treasure trove of thoughts via that link love here. Go and read him – excellent, insightful and truly edu-focused take on how people learn.
As a new learner again myself (I’m working on Master’s in Psychology and just finished my certification to teach middle school language arts 4-8) it’s wonderful and refreshing to read all the superb posts on learning that Mr. Woohill has on his blog.
Oftentimes espescially if we work virtually we can become way to narrow focused in just our “burb of the Web” – Gary’s content reminds me to always look anew for blogs on totally different topics than my current work focus.
Go Gary Go!
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Thanks for recommending me, Nettie. Please note the correct spelling of my last name. At least it is not as bad as the person who once sent me a letter addressed to “Dr. Noodle”. I use that as my trading name on e-Bay, because I like it so much….
Gary
Hi Gary!
Thanks for stopping by and I will correct the spelling! I like Dr. Noodle too. My hubby is an elementary school teacher and his kids in kindergarten call him Mr. Heartsauce instead of Hartsock and sometimes when we’re at restaurants from across the room one will hear a wonderful little person calling out, “Mr. Heartsauce, Mr. Heartsauce.”
Nettie,
What a terrific surprise to hear about your MA work and the classroom in your future. I started off my “official” working life as a (drumroll) 4th grade teacher. I loved it and still get emails and classroom.com notes from students who want to tell me about their, uh, grandchildren. Amazing how they are aging:-)
What is most surprising are the detailed classroom stories and experiences they can relate after all these years, and what they learned from different experiences–totally different than anything I thought we were doing! Most importantly, it was clear that they looked for leadership, guidance, and life lessons.
Nettie, it’s heartwarming to know that another generation of kids will have a chance to be guided, encouraged, and led by someone who is committed to them.
Way to go.
Steve!
you are such a wonderful man. Thank you for posting such a kind comment and I really appreciate you sharing your experience too. I’m married to an elementary school teacher, my mom has taught for 30 years and so it’s probably in the DNA!
Plus I love young adults in middle school where they are just amazing, vibrant and interested in everything! But also really trying to be independent in all they do as well.