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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Week 4-Reading
One of the ideas that resonated with me was the idea of "enrollment". Zander talks about enrollment as generating a spark in others. To me, that is the very essence of teaching. Our goals is to generate sparks for learning and discovery, among other things, in our students.
Right away, I like the idea of "be the board". Taking responsibility and ownership for things in our lives is so important. We need to own the risks, and gracefully stay on track. I really liked Zander's story about the player who started playing too early and his response to it. What can really be gained from blaming someone? I think this is yet another important life lesson. Getting into the "be the board" idea, it's hard for me to fully understand it, but I like the idea of keeping an open mind and being willing to accept another way of looking at a situation.
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Some of these ideas that the Zanders present seem a bit easier said and done, don’t they? People are stubborn, and I guess it just takes a little bit of courage to step up and present something in a new light.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your thoughts on enrollment and teaching. If we as teachers can enroll our students in what we do, the possibilities are endless. There are so many connections to education in this book, and I personally hope this book is the impetus to help me transform my teaching. Great post Dana!
Good interaction with the reading. Enrollment is so essential in the classroom and with any company trying to get something done.
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