tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702389488694219828.post5782572621040552642..comments2013-09-21T01:13:26.469-07:00Comments on jd 24/7: Making the Most of Our MomentsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09750276920214649448noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702389488694219828.post-35442845023445228542013-08-13T21:07:54.209-07:002013-08-13T21:07:54.209-07:00Very true Bill. I find myself increasingly frustr...Very true Bill. I find myself increasingly frustrated with the tasks I take on that have very little to do with supporting instruction, or meeting the needs of students. As an administrator, I expect some of that, but those activities make it difficult to find the "power" in the moment. Maybe the next time I find myself in a "going nowhere" meeting I should get up and walk out. Suppose I can fall back on, "it was the most powerful thing I could do at the moment?" :)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09750276920214649448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702389488694219828.post-30986470096640574422013-08-11T06:25:04.959-07:002013-08-11T06:25:04.959-07:00Hey Pal,
First, thanks for this reminder. If I ...Hey Pal, <br /><br />First, thanks for this reminder. If I can always look for the power in the moment, I can make a difference. I needed that. <br /><br />Second, I'd LOVE to work for a principal who pushed this approach with their teachers -- who openly stated that looking for the power in the moment mattered and who was ready to let us push back against the crap that leaves us buried half the time.<br /><br />An example: I lost a whole class period on Friday to a silly requirement that the twelve digit serial number for every single lock on my 140 student learning team be typed into a spreadsheet by a certain deadline. <br /><br />That deadline -- and the silly requirement to begin with -- became more important than my teaching and the instructional day was lost. <br /><br />Principals need to protect teachers from that kind of stuff -- and need to encourage us to call them out when paperwork gets in the way of the power of the moment.<br /><br />Rock on, <br />BillBill Ferriterhttp://blog.williamferriter.comnoreply@blogger.com