Saturday, February 25, 2012

Saturday Sayings: Fun Isn't Enough

Here's installment number two of a little something I'm calling Saturday Sayings.  It's my attempt at reflecting on some of my favorite professional quotes.  In other words, I'm not all that smart, so I like to keep track of what the gurus say. Hopefully some of you will enjoy hearing their thoughts as well.  This one came from a Regie Routman conference, straight from Regie's lips.  Sigh. 



I love hearing, "That was fun!"  If that's all my kids can say though, I missed the mark.  I've made a concerted effort in the past several years to make sure I do a better job of letting my kids repeatedly know why we're doing what we're doing throughout the day.


"Hey guys, now that you know the three sounds of cousin ed, you're going to be better readers and writers.  The next time you see him, you'll probably say to yourself, 'Yep, I know all about this.  No problem.'"  


As I'm typing this though, I'm already thinking of parts of my day where I haven't been as explicit as I should.  Thanks Regie for keeping me on the straight and narrow.  What a learning process this is!  
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10 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing this quote. I love it. I try to be conscious about telling the kids why we're doing something but I don't always. Also love your blog design. I read most of my blogs through google reader so I don't always see blogs.
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    1. Kerri, thank you for your comment. Glad you like the quote and my blog's design.

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  2. I had a principal that was very big on the teachers making the connection with the students on why we were learning what we were. He wanted us to apply it to the real world for them. Very important! Thanks for sharing this.
    Lori
    Conversations in Literacy

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    1. Thank you Lori. Your comments are always appreciated!

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  3. Ahh- I love this quote! Those real world connections are the hardest for me to make. I either try to go too explicit and then end up confusing myself and losing their interest. Or, I am too vague and it doesn't really give meaning to their learning. Something teachers always need to think about!

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    1. .Julie, I so agree. It is something we should always be thinking about? Why am I asking my class to do this activity? Thank you so much for coming by. I love the comments.

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  4. That's part of our teacher evaluation now. I have to prove how the students know why they are learning the skill. It can be a little tricky to make them buy into it at times.

    Emily @ Second Grade Silliness 

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    1. Emily, it's interesting that it's part of the teacher evaluation. I've got mixed feelings about that. :)

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