Yesterday a blissful recounting of simple days with my boys...today, an academic struggle to summarize my learning over three years in a powerful format. As one of my educational gurus asserts, 'we teach who we are'. Oh, Mr. Palmer, if only those five words were enough. Perhaps if I break it down to these questions, it will all become simpler: Who am I? How does that reflect in my teaching?
Who am I?
a lover of stories
a student in the school of creative play
a passionate voice
a compassionate heart
a nurturing soul
a libra in the constant act of balance
a mother full of joy, ache, hopes and dreams
a believer in community
a thinker. a writer. a doer. a reflector.
Yes, I teach who I am. It is all that I know.
As I grow, so do my students.
As they grow, so do I.
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