A student sitting quietly is???

...Complacent, compliant, engaged, quiet, bored, afraid, thinking or learning?

this thistle is the Scottish flower...

From a distance, the flower has great color, shape and form.  Up close, we see thorns and tangles.

Our students sitting quietly at their desks may not really be the best way for them to learn, although it looks good from a distance!

 

 

Last week we asked the best three things about teaching.  Here are a couple of responses:

 

The best three things about teaching are?
1.  Something new each day

2.  The challenge of reaching "those" kids
3.  Taught me how to be a parent.
Sent from my iPhone

 

The best three things about teaching are?

1. Building relationships w/ kids

2. Watching kids exceed their expectations

3. #1



 

 

And another thought: If you want something you've never had, you'll have to do something you've done...