tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363356760450940988.post8158269940451137908..comments2023-05-22T10:24:47.725-04:00Comments on Re-Learning To Teach: The Gospel of ConnectionJustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13309915942161862912noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363356760450940988.post-35566476013075953602015-10-06T19:38:38.662-04:002015-10-06T19:38:38.662-04:00It seems like a question of motivation; do we moti...It seems like a question of motivation; do we motivate with promise of reward or threat of punishment (carrots & sticks). Both of these are extrinsic motivators though. I really like Dan Pink's 'Drive' where he talks about the three things that spark intrinsic motivation are autonomy (control over what we do, where we do it, how we do it, when we do it, who we do it with), a desire for mastery (the reason many folks learn to play an instrument), and a purpose outside our own personal gain (teaching to change lives!).<br /><br />Interesting reflection by Justin Stortz; How Being A Connected Educator Killed My Career: The Critical Truth I Missed <br />http://pursuingcontext.com/blog/2013/10/how-being-a-connected-educator-killed-my-career-the-critical-truth-i-missedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363356760450940988.post-78972904810095672702015-10-03T17:14:30.920-04:002015-10-03T17:14:30.920-04:00I'm looking for specific examples for you, but...I'm looking for specific examples for you, but here's a great blog from Samantha Bates on the same topic. I'll keep looking. https://sjsbates.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/the-myth-of-the-unconnected-educator-part-2/Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309915942161862912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363356760450940988.post-38753312352866950442015-10-03T16:56:26.971-04:002015-10-03T16:56:26.971-04:00Wow... I was surprised to read you've heard th...Wow... I was surprised to read you've heard this level of shaming about unconnected educators. In "real life" or online or both? I honestly can't remember seeing or hearing an example of that.<br /><br />I'm still often cautious in how I express any enthusiasm about Twitter or any online math resources (or Common Core, for that matter). I mean, I do it, now that I'm not a probationary teacher, because I am hopeful other teachers would get something out of online resources if they tried, as I have, but I am pretty sure a lot of teachers I encounter think it's all super geeky in the sense that it's a specialized, useless waste of time and I should be spending those hours on something else.<br /><br />In other words, I think shaming of connected educators is more likely in my community than shaming of unconnected educators... though in fairness, I think most educators I work with are more "you do your thing, I'll do mine" than shaming.Julie R Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693711947104069224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363356760450940988.post-60055227326318013712015-10-03T15:43:24.537-04:002015-10-03T15:43:24.537-04:00It depends :)
The "do this or else!" ...It depends :) <br /><br />The "do this or else!" is, I think, a tactic that is a whole lot less effective with diverse cultures or any time a person might have already experienced "or else!" <br /> It's a *great* way to simply weed out whole groups of people. (I'm thinking of dyslexics, among other people) If you actually can't "do this" then ... you won't be expected to succeed.<br /> Still, I absolutely do use "or else" for a few choice topics. My pre-algebra peeps who just grab the calculator for -1-5 = ... I tell them because it's true that if they don't slow down and learn to think those through, they will likely fail several exams because they won't be allowed to use the calculators for the part that asks exactly those kinds of questions. Because I reserve that kind of talk fo rspecial occasions... it gets more respect -- tho' I also try to do it when there's somebody who learned that lesson already in the room who can say "AMEN!" SiouxGeonzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14852040976080951492noreply@blogger.com