When the bell rings, you move to the next class!
While looking at the various diaries showing pictures of workers in the Obama campaign offices, I look back in nostalgia at my days as a teacher.
As I recall it was in the early to mid ‘80’s my school district asked teachers to promote more student interaction and tolerance by having them as much as possible involved in group activities. It was during the time of the big influx of Asians (they were some smart rascals) and Latinos. I was already doing it and it was nice to note the school district felt a need to make it a strong suggestion; mandate, if you will.
As a teacher, giving a lesson ending up with having students brake up into groups is one beautiful sight to behold. You see constellations forming and you smile. At times, you may have to make “suggestions” but the beauty of the act remains beautiful and positive.
The second beauty is seeing who emerges as “the leader”. That one is always full of surprises. Some people you least expect would say, “Alright. What do you think Lois?” And the leadership is established. And third, to witness the classroom go into what educators call the learning environment noise. Actually, it is not noise as we usually think of it. Rather it is what I would call educational learning murmurs. Each group doing its thing and you know, as a teacher, learning is taking place on so many levels in the various groups due to the fact your ear is tuned both in the collective and into each individual group; an acquired teaching skill.
That is what I think about when I see the various pictures of campaign workers in their headquarters. What they have learned and continue to learn until the campaign offices closes down is humanly incalculable. This is one of the benefits of “Yes we can!” They are America. Looking forward to hearing from them after the bell has rung on election day as they are about to move to the next class. I know the Obama inner-circle is going to treat them as the precious jewels they are. Precious, I say.
As always,
BB
Election eve in West Virginia
by Carnacki
Mon Nov 03, 2008 at 08:26:30 PM PST
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/11/3/2333/67123/135/651764
As I recall it was in the early to mid ‘80’s my school district asked teachers to promote more student interaction and tolerance by having them as much as possible involved in group activities. It was during the time of the big influx of Asians (they were some smart rascals) and Latinos. I was already doing it and it was nice to note the school district felt a need to make it a strong suggestion; mandate, if you will.
As a teacher, giving a lesson ending up with having students brake up into groups is one beautiful sight to behold. You see constellations forming and you smile. At times, you may have to make “suggestions” but the beauty of the act remains beautiful and positive.
The second beauty is seeing who emerges as “the leader”. That one is always full of surprises. Some people you least expect would say, “Alright. What do you think Lois?” And the leadership is established. And third, to witness the classroom go into what educators call the learning environment noise. Actually, it is not noise as we usually think of it. Rather it is what I would call educational learning murmurs. Each group doing its thing and you know, as a teacher, learning is taking place on so many levels in the various groups due to the fact your ear is tuned both in the collective and into each individual group; an acquired teaching skill.
That is what I think about when I see the various pictures of campaign workers in their headquarters. What they have learned and continue to learn until the campaign offices closes down is humanly incalculable. This is one of the benefits of “Yes we can!” They are America. Looking forward to hearing from them after the bell has rung on election day as they are about to move to the next class. I know the Obama inner-circle is going to treat them as the precious jewels they are. Precious, I say.
As always,
BB
Election eve in West Virginia
by Carnacki
Mon Nov 03, 2008 at 08:26:30 PM PST
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/11/3/2333/67123/135/651764
posted by BB at 1:30 AM
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