Reflective Teaching: Day 10--5,4,3,2,1

Day 10--5,4,3,2,1

Share five random facts about yourself.

• I have unintentionally memorized most of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare.
• I enjoy matching my lanyards to my wardrobe.
• I have books in every room in my house.
• It bothers me that the three windows in my classroom are not centered on the wall.
• I pretend to be more organized than I am.

Share four things from your bucket list.

• I want to see the great cathedrals of Europe.
• I would love to visit all the National Parks by rail.
• I want to go to a show on Broadway.
• I'd love visit Ireland.

Share three things that you hope for this year, as a “person” or an educator.

• I hope that I make a difference in the lives of my students.
• I hope that my students will take the opportunities the year gives them to learn deeper, go further, and stand stronger than they ever have before.
• I hope to be a better friend, daughter, sister, teacher, and person at the end of the year than I am at the beginning.

Share two things that have made you laugh or cry as an educator.

• I have laughed because of the ludicrous things some of my students say and do.
• I have cried because of the ludicrous things some of my students say and do.

Share one thing you wish more people knew about you.

• I wish more people (and by "people" I mean the person who came up with this particular prompt) would know that I don't like reflecting about myself.  I am not this kind of deep thinker.  Give me a poem to analyze or some interesting discussion about ideas and life and books--I'm all there.  Give me a prompt that asks me to think about myself, and I spend way too much time that I should be spending grading essays on trying to figure out the answers to the prompt.