Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Leonardo Book - Curiosita

I know I wasn't there for our discussion on this topic on Sunday, so I guess I will just give my input on what I learned and experienced with the Curiosita section. It was interesting because going into it, I thought that it was going to be the usual items that I find in my life to be most difficult or give me the most stress. And as I went through the chapter, especially the free write part, I really came across a lot of things that I stress out about but I guess never really do anything about. One of my questions I came up with was How do I balance my work life with my home life? I am getting better at this as I increase my years of teaching experience but I still struggle to not bring things home at night or to just relax once I walk in the door. My family has made comments about how I need to let school go, but I feel like I want to be my best teacher self and home self. It's really hard for me. So if anyone has any suggestions, I would gladly take them! :)
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  1. KellyOctober 7, 2009 at 4:08 PM

    I agree with you there. My first two yers of teaching I would stay late every night and come in on wekends or be taking things home every night. After we had class this summer I realized that I needed to stop doing that and when I am at home try to focus on my home life. This year has been so much better for me. I feel more organized and prepared and not so stressed because I am taking the time to relax at home and not think about work 24-7. I don't really have any tips but I found that keeping myself organized and taking the time for myself made me feel less stressed about work.

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  2. Brenda JonesOctober 15, 2009 at 5:33 PM

    I find the Leonardo book to be very enlightening. It really helps me delve deeper into my thoughts and beliefs. I have been surprised by some of the things that I have found. For example, I had never thought of role models and anti-role models in that way. We all have people we look up to and people we disagree with, but I have never analyzed that so deeply. I certainly never thought about that being the same person. I am truly enjoying learning so much more about myself as a person and a teacher.

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