Tom Schimmer's post, Nothing Fails Like Success, is great! He discusses why it is important to think about the results of success as well as the methods we implement in order to achieve it. His example is very clever. People who have the flu generally lose weight, so if you wanted to lose weight you could just contract the flu and viola! Obviously, this is not an ideal way to lose a few pounds. As for an educator, we must realize our students' learning abilities and strategies will be different. Some methods will be more successful than others. We also need to reflect upon our successes and failures in order to grow as educators. His message was great and by far my favorite blog this semester!His other post, The System, is very inspirational and a great wake up call. He talks about how people will blame the "district" or the "system" like they are some kind of foreign entity unlike ourselves. However, we are the system! It is up to us to make a difference regardless of our social or work station. Even if we consider ourselves to be at the bottom of the social ladder or not have the highest ranking job title, we can still have an influence on people we know. It only takes a tiny little spark to ignite a great ravenous fire. In my comment I talked about how people just feel downtrodden and really just depressed. They feel like nothing they can do will change anything. History has proven them wrong and it will continue to do so.
The System sounds like an eye-opening post that many teachers could benefit from reading once or twice throughout their careers! Despite how brilliant all teachers are, we're still human and sometimes get ahead of ourselves. :]
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