I'm heading to TYCA (Two-Year College Association for English Teachers), the Midwest branch, this week. In some video recently, maybe it was "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" (shown to the FYE class?), one tip was to "sharpen your saw" or something like that. Basically, the story goes that some dude who's trying to cut a log has a dull blade... he needs a sharp saw. He's not going to get anywhere fast with a dull blade; he needs to stop and take the time to sharpen it. Same goes for those of us in education. We shouldn't be stubborn and consistently use the same process; we sometimes have to stop and sharpen even if we think it's going to waste time. I look at conferences like that. I don't like to be away from students because it disrupts what we're doing, but a teacher should sharpen every semester, if not every year.
(Everyone be good while I'm gone.)
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I keep telling the school system that I "need a sharpener" but they will not transfer me to a new school. I need my spirit lifted or I'm leaving at the end of this year. I've had enough. So sharpen away!
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