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Dear SharLee,
First, welcome to education! I oversaw a School-based Master's Program where people with backgrounds like yours entered the field of education. Two things were consistent about all of the participants with whom I worked in that program. One, they all did not realize what it really meant to be an educator. And two, the brought a passion that was inspirational to all of their mentor teachers throughout the program. You have come into education at a time that is both exciting and confusing. However, we have been here before. You are absolutely correct that sweeping changes are not something that we will see. However, if we do this one educator at a time, it will happen. Thank you for your comments and insights and I look forward to learning much from you!
I've recently been reading and exploring the Educator's PLN, not quite connecting with much of what I was reading. Much of it I identify with, understand, practice, etc., but as a special education teacher at the high school level - I was having difficulty making a meaningful, rich connection! However, I'm reading through some of your most recent blogs....and these are definitely more meaningful connections for me. I'm a fairly recent educator having held an administrative position in a business environment...so being a public figure in the public domain is quite a different experience for me - especially given the current atmosphere related to education. Everything I do in my classroom, and the classrooms I share with my peers (regular education), are environments where I attempt to authenticate all the instruction/coaching//learning experiences. Recently, learning more about flipped classrooms and the like, have really brought me to a different place then I anticipated. I have to admit, I was quite naive as to the explosive impact technology is and will have on education and students. Seeing it from many perspectives as truly enlightened me. It excites me to think of the personalized learning each student could be privy to. As a special educator - personalized learning is what I do each and every day, but to believe that all students could enrich their educations is beyond thrilling to me! Your statements that "freedom is inherent to education" and "personalize education for each child giving them freedom to learn anywhere" brings public education to an entirely different level and its impact could be immense if done effectively. But this change is so massive and invovled that many districts may resist the drastic changes that should be implemented. When I think of my grandchildren and what their education could be versus what it currently is....it is so inspiring. Although I was a tentative recruit in this regard, reading, collaborating, video watching, etc., have convinced me that we have encounter an immense shift in the paradigm of education - and it's necessary to calculate how to make these changes so that our current and futures students benefit from, as you state: "this education flow throughout life." That phrase alone encourages me to embark on this "recreation" of myself as an educator - I'm anxious to begin this new journey!
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