Little, big things
We often don’t see the compounding results, either positive or negative, of small decisions until much later in our lives.
Mathew Green
My name is Mathew Green. I am a husband, a dad of two wonderfully strong-minded daughters, an educator, a writer and a researcher.
You are not immune.
Mediocrity is dangerous. It’s dangerous not only because a blasé approach to teaching directly impacts the students that you teach but also because it seem to creep in ever so slowly.
The words we use.
Busyness and tiredness in the twenty-first century is a far greater topic than we have time for in this short post, but it did get me thinking. I decided that for thirty days that I would try an experiment.
Framing the year ahead.
Whatever the case for you, the beginning of a new (school) year is an exciting opportunity to reflect on what has been and to make changes or implement a new direction for the year. There is a new sense of optimism and a clean slate for what is to come.
Do you remember being in school?
Being accepted by my friends was a big deal – in fact, it was my world. Mrs Richards was a great teacher; passionate, kind and dedicated; yet at that moment she was busy, probably tired and disinterested.
The joy of learning something new every day.
If you want to create an engaging environment that encourages your students to learn, you need to stoke the flames of your learner spirit.