As the school year closes in on us I have been reflecting and contemplating upon how to best utilize this blog. Well...so far I think I've found one way. As the year begins I will be joining a colleague of mine in a co-teaching endeavor. The formalized process of co-teaching will be new to both of us, at least in practice. We will be co-teaching a 6th grade math class, a class he has taught for many years. I look very much forward to this opportunity and the potential for personal and professional growth, as well as the opportunity to apply new strategies to increase student success.
Stay Tuned....
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Reframing Failure
In contemplating over the weekend about the final 4 weeks of the school year, and reflecting on the days, weeks, & quarters passed, I came to a realization.
As we struggle, so do we learn. It has been an amazing year, full of ups & downs, change & challenge. It is sometimes easy to focus on the missed opportunities, the mistakes, & perceived failures of the past. I believe this goes for students as well. So, in my attempt to reframe my thoughts around failure I came across some inspirational quotes & thought I'd share them. So, beginning with my own attempt, here they are.
Here's to a GREAT finish to a remarkable school year!
"If at first we do not succeed, failures we do not make, rather, life gives us another opportunity to take." -- MJVannice
"Do not fear mistakes. There are none." -- Miles Davis
"Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently."
-- Henry Ford
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -- Confucius
"I have not failed once. I've just found 10,000 ways that didn't work." -- Thomas Edison
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
-- Robert F. Kennedy
"Failure is success if we learn from it." -- Malcolm Forbes
"I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward." -- Thomas A. Edison
"Fall seven times, stand up eight." -- Japanese Proverb
"Stumbling is not falling." -- Portuguese Proverb
As we struggle, so do we learn. It has been an amazing year, full of ups & downs, change & challenge. It is sometimes easy to focus on the missed opportunities, the mistakes, & perceived failures of the past. I believe this goes for students as well. So, in my attempt to reframe my thoughts around failure I came across some inspirational quotes & thought I'd share them. So, beginning with my own attempt, here they are.
Here's to a GREAT finish to a remarkable school year!
"If at first we do not succeed, failures we do not make, rather, life gives us another opportunity to take." -- MJVannice
"Do not fear mistakes. There are none." -- Miles Davis
"Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently."
-- Henry Ford
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -- Confucius
"I have not failed once. I've just found 10,000 ways that didn't work." -- Thomas Edison
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
-- Robert F. Kennedy
"Failure is success if we learn from it." -- Malcolm Forbes
"I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward." -- Thomas A. Edison
"Fall seven times, stand up eight." -- Japanese Proverb
"Stumbling is not falling." -- Portuguese Proverb
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