Day 49

So, obviously education, teaching most specifically has become a very large part of my life these days. And so yet again I am finding myself thankful for something involving teaching, sorry all who are not interested in this genera, but this is my life right now! I am sure each and every one of us is a teacher in some way, if not formally in a school or classroom, then to others in your life. Maybe at your work, do you help people figure out how to unjam the copier? Are you a parent, or a sibling that has in some way taught your family? Do your friends come to you for guidance and advice? We are all teachers in some way or another.

Today though I am particularly thankful for one specific aspect of education, and that is the process of revision or adaptation and the chance we have for change each time we teach a lesson. Whether you teach something and then put it away till next year, I am certain it will be better the next time around. Or you are able to teach something 5 times in a row, and each and every time we teacher it, it gets better and better. We weed out what did not work, try new strategies, and adjust the way we teach till we are the best we can be. And once you have reached that point, I think it is time to start something new, but thats just me!

So no mater where you are, or what you do, some how I think you are a teacher. Take a moment to reflect on what you teach. Maybe things didn't go as planed last time you taught it. How could you adjust that the next time you are faced with the same situation? I'm thankful we are granted this process to reflect, and improve, really helps us improve and grow as teachers!