Comments on: Thoughts on Growing… http://jenniferbarnett.edublogs.org/2008/06/11/thoughts-on-growing/ "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." Gandhi Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:03:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Jennifer Barnett http://jenniferbarnett.edublogs.org/2008/06/11/thoughts-on-growing/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Jennifer Barnett Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:05:12 +0000 http://jenniferbarnett.edublogs.org/?p=24#comment-23 Thanks, Brandi! Maybe we need to form "A Sisterhood of the Growing Pants!" We really do need to talk more about "lifelong" learner, like you say. You are on to something with this. I've thought alot about why these 21st Century teaching strategies haven't excited educators around us. Maybe we need to be painting a good coat of kilz before starting our techno-masterpiece. If a teacher claims to be a true lifelong learner, how could he or she continue to operate on his or her patient using 20th century methods? Tough talk, but someone needs to start saying it. What do you think? Thanks, Brandi! Maybe we need to form “A Sisterhood of the Growing Pants!” We really do need to talk more about “lifelong” learner, like you say. You are on to something with this.

I’ve thought alot about why these 21st Century teaching strategies haven’t excited educators around us. Maybe we need to be painting a good coat of kilz before starting our techno-masterpiece. If a teacher claims to be a true lifelong learner, how could he or she continue to operate on his or her patient using 20th century methods? Tough talk, but someone needs to start saying it. What do you think?

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]]> By: Caldwell http://jenniferbarnett.edublogs.org/2008/06/11/thoughts-on-growing/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Caldwell Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:36:13 +0000 http://jenniferbarnett.edublogs.org/?p=24#comment-21 From where I stand you are wearing the big pants right now, girlfriend! You are such a great story teller. My blog posts lack the heart that yours have, so I am going to take a note on your creativity. I hear you on this one sister. I love that you call it being "watered with air." That is the truth. How can we call ourselves teachers when we don't desire the one thing we claim to desire all of our students to become- lifelong learners. Did someone change the definition of lifelong and not tell me about it? Lifelong does not stop with college or tenure or when you get busy and have your own kids. As a matter of fact, as we mature, our desire to wear those big pants should increase. I would like to think I make better choices and can use my experiences to make richer learning and better teaching decisions. Hmmm I would like to declare these big pants very similar to those in the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. They fit everyone, make you look and feel good, and seem to bring out the best results in all of us. I am joining the Sisterhood!!! From where I stand you are wearing the big pants right now, girlfriend! You are such a great story teller. My blog posts lack the heart that yours have, so I am going to take a note on your creativity. I hear you on this one sister. I love that you call it being “watered with air.” That is the truth. How can we call ourselves teachers when we don’t desire the one thing we claim to desire all of our students to become- lifelong learners. Did someone change the definition of lifelong and not tell me about it? Lifelong does not stop with college or tenure or when you get busy and have your own kids. As a matter of fact, as we mature, our desire to wear those big pants should increase. I would like to think I make better choices and can use my experiences to make richer learning and better teaching decisions. Hmmm I would like to declare these big pants very similar to those in the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. They fit everyone, make you look and feel good, and seem to bring out the best results in all of us. I am joining the Sisterhood!!!

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