Teaching Conference
On Tuesday the 18, my introduction to education class attended a conference for teachers. One of the speakers was Dr. Brenda Shuman-Riley, the teacher of the year for Georgia. She had a very uplifting and encouraging speech, but it was very hard to hear everything she had to say. I was siiting in the back and I was afraid it would be rude to ask her to speak up. My favorite piece of advice that she gave was that you have to be "colorblind" and unbiased with the children in your class. I believe that is the most important to remember because you never know the children's background or life outside of school.
Jan,
I agree completely with your statement about being colorblind and unbiased. You know I think you can take that a step further. Many times we think less of a person because of the clothes he wears or the way he speaks. It is always good to learn what is in someone's heart, not how they look or where they come from.
I think it is a good lesson whether or not you become a teacher.
Esta
Posted by: Esta | October 20, 2005 at 11:44 AM