http://connorsa351.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/blog-post-10/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:46:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://connorsa351.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/blog-post-10/#comment-34 jennifer Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:13:45 +0000 http://connorsa351.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/blog-post-10/#comment-34 I too clung to the textbook my first year of teaching. I read it sooo closely and highlighted EVERYTHING and then passed that along to my students!! I too clung to the textbook my first year of teaching. I read it sooo closely and highlighted EVERYTHING and then passed that along to my students!!

]]> http://connorsa351.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/blog-post-10/#comment-32 vagelec625 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:21:55 +0000 http://connorsa351.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/blog-post-10/#comment-32 I would have to agree with you- I was surprised that these teachers were so honest and said that they were not perfect teachers right from the start. Another statement I enjoyed hearing in the opening question was when one man said, "In my first writing course I was an idiot. I had them do ridiculous things." I'm glad that many teachers who are now phenomenal teachers were not always phenomenal teachers. I would have to agree with you- I was surprised that these teachers were so honest and said that they were not perfect teachers right from the start. Another statement I enjoyed hearing in the opening question was when one man said, “In my first writing course I was an idiot. I had them do ridiculous things.” I’m glad that many teachers who are now phenomenal teachers were not always phenomenal teachers.

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