Welcome to #teachpos. @megan_hacholski and I are happy to serve as your personal valets tonight as you unpack some deeply emotional topics. Before that, let's go positive! Share a win from the week that was....
7th grade teacher from Rhode Island here. A positive from this week was that we took our end of the year field trip and there were no discipline problems! #teachpos
Hi #teachpos ! My name is Lauren and I am a second year student in the elementary education program at the University of Regina! A positive from my week was starting my summer camp job working with kids!
Hello #teachpos peep's! I'm Eryka from Quebec, Canada, teach ESL in HS. Grateful to have the opportunity to connect w/ all of you tonight! You are all #awesome !!!
A win this week was that my stem robotics crew made it to our end of year competition with 6 working robots! We got knocked out early but had a blast! #teachpos
Hi! First time here. My name is Shawna, I teach MS Band in Port Huron, MI, and my 7th Grade Band Ss are ready to rock out their performance at this week's 8th Grade Recognition. #teachpos
My name is Sherry and I teach 1st grade in North TX. My positive is I have been able to rest and exercise for the first time in a long time. I'm feeling much better than I was at the end of school. :) #teachpos
A1: My greatest fear is not knowing what I'm doing. However, I've learned how to "fake it" and always prepare myself as much as possible. The mindset that failure is simply progress helps, too! #teachpos
Hello #teachpos I’m Eli. I’m wrapping up my final week as the Lead Learner/Principal at @NavajoElem and will be the new Lead Learner/Principal at Monte Vista Elem. I’d love to see @NowakRo and @tyarnold18 jump into this chat. As I exit I’ve had some positive feedback given to me
Welcome to #teachpos. @megan_hacholski and I are happy to serve as your personal valets tonight as you unpack some deeply emotional topics. Before that, let's go positive! Share a win from the week that was....
A1 I would have to say that my biggest fear in education is being forced into a Scripted Teaching World with no creativity or human connection. #teachpos
Q1: My biggest fear is how some teachers/admin seem more progressive and others seem to stay the same. I think it is important that we all move toward what we know is best for all children. #relationshipswork#teachpos
Hi I’m Krisren from PA. I teach 6th grade physical science. 2 wins- started planning #geniushour and just finished a Lego Star Wars birthday bash for my 2 boys! It was so much fun!!! #teachpos
Q1: My biggest fear is how some teachers/admin seem more progressive and others seem to stay the same. I think it is important that we all move toward what we know is best for all children. #relationshipswork#teachpos
A1 - that we continue on our path of letters and numbers to determine the worth of children. It’s one of the worst ideas ever. Okay for the best kids, horrible for every other student. #teachpos
A1: Having a student feel like no one notices them, believes in them. It would break my heart to know that a student ever felt like they didn’t have someone looking out for them. Everybody deserves someone on their side. #teachPOS
A1 My greatest fear is that I’m not doing enough or giving all I can, especially to remain relevant and serving every need of the community I serve that needs to be met #teachpos
A1: My greatest fear in education is not being able to live up to the expectations I have set for myself! I fear that sometimes my best won't be good enough. Hopefully that's just nerves talking! #teachpos
A1: Tough Q! TWO: 1) Letting others down, and 2) Being misunderstood. There are so many times where my intent gets lost in the outcomes. I really want what is best for others, but sometimes in the midst of challenge, it's not clear. Trying my best to be transparent. #teachpos
A1: Having a student feel like no one notices them, believes in them. It would break my heart to know that a student ever felt like they didn’t have someone looking out for them. Everybody deserves someone on their side. #teachPOS
Hi y’all! Wendy Hankins, 2nd grade, spread positivity and thoughts via #HeardItFromHankins
My positive share is personal: Today my 16-yo son is playing in a tournament and pitched 90mph. Proud mama. #BaseballMomProud. @BethHouf#TeachPos
A1-My greatest fear as a teacher is being marginalized and not being given the room to teach the way that I know what is best for my students. #teachpos
#Teachpos I'm Katherine! I'm currently halfway through my masters program with UT @UTTyler. I teach 3-5 ELAR at a small school in Texas! A positive is that we finally got much needed rain today! #READ5305
My greatest fear in education is letting Ss slip through the cracks of the system. Advocating for Ss is essential even if they are not in your class. Keep struggling Ss in mind even after they leave your individual class. You might be the difference in their lives.
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A1: that I say something that might hurt a student, not realizing it, but destroying the relationship and it’s the only thing they remember about me. #teachpos
That is me too. I didn't apply for a postion this year because it was to scripted and wouldn't allow for me to do what I really felt would be needed. #teachpos
My greatest fear in edu is missing a Ss. The Ss that you just can’t seem to make a meaningful connection with, the Ss that aren’t being extended, or have wholes we aren’t helping them fill, or have SEL needs we are missing... kids falling through the cracks terrifies me #teachpos
A1: Greatest fear: Failing my students by not being my best me. That includes being impatient and not fun. Never want to be that teacher for them. #teachpos
Welcome to #teachpos. @megan_hacholski and I are happy to serve as your personal valets tonight as you unpack some deeply emotional topics. Before that, let's go positive! Share a win from the week that was....
I think that the most I can do is try my hardest every day and understand that there will be setbacks! Overcoming obstacles is what makes the job worth while! #teachpos
A1: failing to live up to expectations. I want to help build a juggernaut and failing to reach my own expectations, which might be higher than others.
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My greatest fear in education is letting Ss slip through the cracks of the system. Advocating for Ss is essential even if they are not in your class. Keep struggling Ss in mind even after they leave your individual class. You might be the difference in their lives.
#teachpos
I feel that this is a choice. The only ones that get that way are the ones that had NO passion in the first place or allowed it to wane..NOT You! #teachpos
#teachpos HI! I'm Lynette, and this is my first tweet chat! My greatest fear in education is working at a school where the administration is inefficient and doesn't provide support to its teachers. #READ5305
There's always going to be good days and bad days... we are human! Focus on taking it one day at a time and finding the joy in each day! Your kiddos will never know if you don't sweat the little stuff. #teachpos#READ5305
A1 that a child will leave my class and not feel important, noticed, or that they have a voice that deserves to be heard. I don’t want anybody to slip through the cracks. #Teachpos
From experience, unfortunately, I can say the same about doing what is best for kids. But I agree - better do know that I did my best than to regret not doing enough. #teachpos
Always relationships over everything else and I would say that they are truly my jam, but I still lose sleep over one or two kids from the past 15 years! #teachpos
A1 For ed in general, the continual path of standardized testing, because our Ss have so many gifts & understanding, but can't show it through that lens alone. For me, I fear sometimes I don't know enough to keep up (& I've been teaching 21 years). #teachpos
The fact that you are here sharing and learning is a sign that you won't lose the passion. Through the wonderful #PLN the passion is kept alive to support on those harder days. #Teachpos
A2: My greatest regret in education is ever hesitating to follow my passion for education! So happy I have began this journey towards doing what I love! #teachpos
A2-I definitely have lots of regrets on how I handled specific student/parent situations early in my career. But you can’t harbor on those things. It is all part of learning and you just have to learn from those mistakes and not make them again. #teachpos
From experience, unfortunately, I can say the same about doing what is best for kids. But I agree - better do know that I did my best than to regret not doing enough. #teachpos
The idea that I didn’t do enough for a student terrifies me. I want to know that I did everything possible, sought out every resource, every contact, tried it ALL and never gave up. I don’t want to ever think, did I do enough? #teachPOS
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@_on11, @khoggardGRT, @MrsHankinsClass
A2 - That I didn’t start reflecting on my practice until about 5 years ago. It’s been the greatest driver in helping me to truly see what children need and want. #teachpos
A1: my biggest fear is not meeting the needs of ALL my Ss. I have started incorporating more student choice and student reflections to help with this. #teachpos
A1 my greatest fear is that I will be anyone’sbest teacher. No matter how good my class gets, I always want my kids to have better teachers in their future #teachpos
Mine is not getting started sooner. I finished college and moved to Chicago where I started a family and then moved to Texas. Between my terrible finances and uprootings I didn't have much time to continue my education. I am doing it now, but it is quite challenging.
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A1 I fear what other adults will think about me or what I am doing. In my position, my opinion is not always popular. I am a believer in advocating for my Ss. As an advocate, I tend to go ‘against the grain’. Not everyone sees behavior as a solution or a missing skill. #teachpos
A2.1: Greatest regret is one that I still am mastered by today. I regret not joining Drama as a student. I feared failure, so I played it safe and was an athlete. I am in awe of the courage and tenacity of our @Simmonsknights1 Drama Family. #teachpos
A2 - That I didn’t start reflecting on my practice until about 5 years ago. It’s been the greatest driver in helping me to truly see what children need and want. #teachpos
Q2: My biggest regret is that so many teachers are still "teaching the textbook". There is so much out there past the textbook. Especially those of us who teach in Title I schools. I feel there is so much we can teach them: vocab, SEL, etc. #teachpos
A2 My biggest regret is that I spent the first few years of my teaching career more worried about curriculum and rules than about the Ss. Blinders are off now. #teachpos
A2.2: In other news, I referred to @jcorippo as "Joe" for about a year. I realized only recently that his name is really Jon :/ Talk about a major #facepalm. Sorry Jon, or Joe, or whatever name you are responding to these days. #teachpos
A1: my greatest fear in #education is not being good enough and living up to my Ss’ and my own expectations. Also, being insignificant or a nuisance scares me. If I’m not making a difference, I’m not in the right place!! #wasteoftime#Teachpos
I'm sure you accomplished some amazing feats as a psychothrerapist. And now you are accomplishing even more amazing feats, and impacting even more children at a time. #teachpos
A2 My biggest regret would be that when I first got into education I was so closed off and closed minded. I didn’t get off my island or get connected or really reflect #teachpos
A2: Not standing up for my teaching beliefs sooner and allowing others to dictate what and how I was teaching in the classroom. I wish I had found my voice earlier so that I could have been the educator I wanted to be from day 1. #teachPOS
a2: bigget regret not being to help every kid. I mean I do what I can but when you work in a school of 1500-2000 it gets hard. You wonder if maybe you said something or had the chance to branch out more you could have made a differnce.
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I will tell you, the experience helps...it also means I get the roughest kids with the most issues. I am in my element and where I was supposed to be. #teachpos
A2: BIGGEST REGRET: By far. Hands down. Listening to a family member tell me that I’ll never make any money as a teacher, getting my Masters in Business Admin & Speech Comminications, graduating realizing I still wanted to be a teacher & losing those years not teaching. #teachpos
Regarding regret, I have said it many times when speaking to kids, "Regret is a brutal mistress that can NEVER be satisfied." We cannot cut corners and live in fear of "what if". We need to live life to the full. Boldly. #teachpos#122edchat#waledchat#teachbetter#LeadLAP#tlap
A1. Biggest fear would be trying to reach those Ss with behavior issues, trying to break the ice to find out what's behind the behavior wall or front. Have time to work 1:1 with each child. #teachpos
A2 not getting connected sooner! I remember you ITS telling me UEARS ago that I needed to get on Twitter and share what I was doing in my K classroom and I thought he was nuts! I wondered who would even care about what I did or said! #teachpos
Agreed! I have learned different ways I like to do things throughout my years. I don't regret the decisions though. They helped me!
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A2: Greatest regret is not understanding the power of the wonder #PLN and doing more sooner. I'm working in the right direction now and staying more focused on the good in what is happening. #Teachpos
A2: this is a selfish regret. I love where I teach, But I’ve always wanted to teach in the district where I went to school. I applied in 2005 and interviewed but never follows through any further. My own kids will go to that district and I wanted to be where they are. #teachpos
A2 I regret not recognizing my passion for behavior, earlier! My degree is in SpEd. I hope to further my education in the area of behavior, soon. I am thankful for the life experiences I have had that led me to where I am now. #teachpos
A2: Greatest regret is not understanding the power of the wonder #PLN and doing more sooner. I'm working in the right direction now and staying more focused on the good in what is happening. #Teachpos
A2 Early on I selected music, & taught so that my Ss would 'fit in the box' of standards. This resulted in some hard relationships w/ my students, for which I still feel badly about. Having evolved, I still teach for excellence, but I focus on building relationships. #teachpos
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My greatest regret in education is not getting my bachelors in teaching. My calling to be a teacher came a few years after I graduated! I think getting my bachelor's in education would have elevated my teaching. #READ5305
A2: My biggest regret is that I remained comfortable for far too long. Moving to a new location helped me realize that I needed to change what I was doing to better serve my students and colleagues. #teachpos
That's true. If you are a passionate educator who is working hard for your Ss and doing all you can you should have no regrets because you did what you thought was right at the time. We give a lot, but we can't give it all...no one can. Pobody's Nerfect #teachpos
A3: As I move into a new role, I hope to maintain the confidence I've gained in my previous role instead of falling back into how I felt as a first year teacher. #teachpos
A2 One of the kid’s in my class lost his sister (age 10). They all knew her well. I was at an interview or another job the day she died. I know I didn’t do anything wrong, but I will always feel guilty about not being there for my kids the day it happened #teachpos
A3: Rather than seeing my failures or shortcomings as negatives, i can look at them for opportunities for growth! Mistakes are a part of life and nobody is perfect so I think realizing that is key! #teachpos
Q3: Accountability is ESSENTIAL if we desire to be successful. Tag a friend from Twitter who can help you turn your weakness into a strength. #teachpos
A3 - I think that by constantly evaluating how kids feel in class has really helped. Read body language and having conversations is key @bethhill2829#teachpos
Find funding opportunities to present at conferences instead of saying, "Well, no point in submitting that proposal." Now accepting volunteers to hold me accountable 😁 no, seriously #teachpos
Same! and when I do make mistakes (depending on what it is...), I point it out to my students so they can see that mistakes are how we learn! #teachpos#edu5213sbu
A1 - My greatest fear is not being able to "reach" a kid. Not with curriculum, but with letting them know that they are cared for and interested in, as a PERSON outside my classroom!! #teachpos
A3: Since @megan_hacholski is no longer going to be down the hall from me, I need to be more intentional about living life boldly. Whether it is via texts, through #122edchat, or having her proof blog posts (coming soon!), this will be my way to keep moving forward. #teachpos
A3: I put my whole heart into teaching my ss and trying to promote positive culture, which is why I couldn’t think of a true regret of education. But, there are always inprovements to be made, especially in building relationships. #teachpos
Ask for feedback from colleagues and even Ss. Go back over situations and plans and see how they can be improved for the future. Observe other grade levels and teachers to look for ideas and discover a new point of view.
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A3 @SrtaLyon keeps me on my toes. She reminds me to remember that things are not always black and white and more often than not they are grey. #teachpos
A3 One of my weaknesses due to circumstances was not always being present for my students. I plan on reflecting daily, talking to my close peers, and of course, my incredible PLN or as Danielle calls it..PL Family! #teachpos
A3 I think i will continue to say yes and stop doubting myself. My role models are @sherrip and @ColquittRegina i'll try to kill they game like they do! #teachpos
Can't. Can't do this. Be there for the ones who find you, for the ones who you notice. You cannot do this for 2000 children or you're likely to burnout. It takes a team, remember? :) #teachpos
A3 I kind of flipped one weakness. Waiting for District PD and wishing to learn about other things not offered. I go get the PD I want now, via webinars, reading, PLN, Podcasts and Twitter Chats #teachpos
Hi my name is Maize and I have taught for five years. Four years in third grade and one year in second grade. I am currently getting my masters degree as a Reading Specialist at UTTYler. This is the first chat on twitter I have ever been a part of. #READ5305#teachpos
A3 As I move into a new school/district next year I’ll definitely need to assure I don’t end up on an island again and that I encourage my new colleagues to get off their islands. I’ll need all of my #PLN to help me #teachpos
A3 - I will be moving back to the classroom after 3 years in a district position. I have learned so much about relationships. I plan to have a "secret handshake" with each student this year to maximize those connections!! #teachpos
A3: I am relying on my Twitter family everyday to give me inspiration and learn about "new" things to try in order to better support my Ss. It is with everyone that I will get better and then my Ss will also. #Teachpos
Definitely journal. Reflect daily. Make a list of your positives. There are so many. Reach out to trusted staff to give you guidance on your craft. #teachpos
A2: my greatest regrets in #education were whenever I reacted impulsively w/ a student and then realized what I did or said was wrong or at least not aligned with my values. #Teachpos
A2 One of the kid’s in my class lost his sister (age 10). They all knew her well. I was at an interview or another job the day she died. I know I didn’t do anything wrong, but I will always feel guilty about not being there for my kids the day it happened #teachpos
A3: allowing myself to be open to suggestions and being corrected/instructed...to continue to learn from others! @amberwave15 will be helping me this year & im so excited! #teachpos#punkrocklibrarian
Q3: Accountability is ESSENTIAL if we desire to be successful. Tag a friend from Twitter who can help you turn your weakness into a strength. #teachpos
A3-Feeling marginalized and forced to teach a certain way is what pushed me to branch out and change my practice and blog about doing it (https://t.co/z2PKoPpJwR) Also, it made me reach outside of my physical building for thought partners. #teachpos
A3: I know that having @khoggardGRT by my side will allow us to help transform the culture in our building. We want to support and empower the Ts & Ss in our building. We also want to spread positivity & encourage life long relationships. #teachPOS
Definitely journal. Reflect daily. Make a list of your positives. There are so many. Reach out to trusted staff to give you guidance on your craft. #teachpos
Kirsten Wiley from Humble, Texas! I'm a middle school teacher of reading, English, and language arts (RELA) at Atascocita Middle School. I have been planning my European vacation happening at the end of the month this week! #teachpos#READ5305
Lauren,
Teachers who care and are passionate about their students may feel this way because we want to help them. You will do a great job and be a blessing to your students because you will never give up and I can tell you will work hard to support them. #READ5305#teachpos
Q3: One way I am working on growingas an educator is being more open to feedback. I have always been petrified to have others observe my teaching. Feeling it isn't good enough or that I am being judged. I'm working on being more open accepting of all feedback. #teachpos
A3: I guess I could say my weakness is also a strength because if I regret reacting in those ways or if I’m afraid I won’t make a difference for them it’s because I honestly care and put my whole heart into what I do. #Teachpos
Thank you. It’s one of those things I’ll always carry. But recently I’ve been more open about it and being public about it helps me both own my guilt and accept that I didn’t do anything wrong. #TeachPos
A3: I said I didnt have regrets until I read what @megan_hacholski said :) I do wish I wouldn't have been so shy for so long. Using my voice as a teacher and colleague has been rewarding for myself and my students #teachpos#edu5213sbu
