greetings from the fathomy deep!
ok - first of all, you guys ARE the best - the BEST. i am soso glad to be part of sg journal world. never have i been so totally impressed w/ human innards as i have been in the last week or so. yowza - this is the place to be! feelin' way lucky over here! i will continue to virtually visit you often.
second of all - WOOHOO THE PAPERS ARE IN!!!! i already know 3/4 of my grades and i recieved one really nice note on my work from my toughest prof, so i am feeling good.
my students are also doing well on their finals,which is (in a way) better. my teaching philosophy is that EVERYONE can succeed. i do not understand why some instructors think a certain percentage of bad grades validates the rigor of their classes. if you set high expectations and help them get there, they grow both intellectually and as human beings. i am not easy - i let them know what i expect and don't settle for less. however, i truly believe that they can all do it. i have encountered a few kids with extraordinary circumstances, and i certainly will adapt the class for them, but for the most part kids can make it at an a or b level on their own/with assistance.
even in college kids want to succeed. they want/need positive reinforcement - it is only natural. i have never met a "bad" kid - give them respect, attention, honesty, and help and 9 times out of 10 you'll get back effort. i mean, they may not put forth 100%, but even if you just get a disruptive kid to participate with other kids and pass, you have helped that kid in school and in life. i am fine with school not being a kid's number one priority, but i never want them to feel like they are putting forth effort and not getting anything in return. if they put something forth, i will meet them more than halfway.
one thing i know you fellow sg'ers get - my multi-colored hair and tattoos help kids feel more comfortable with me - like i am human. i dress far more conservatively for class, and my mods are sublte, but wearing black and more than one skull decorated item helps bridge the gap.
i am really passionate about teaching, while i will go on to do my own work/write etc. , i know that teaching is my "calling". so the fact that my students are doing well says to me that something is right. most importantly, it means they have LEARNED.
ok, i am actually going to a party tonight - woohoo! the first social event since ... good god, since halloween!! that is shocking! it is the department christmas party. i have this great new fetish choker, so i am gonna tie jingle bells to the o-rings. nothing says xmas like noisy leather. heh.
chat at you lovely kids later.
ok - first of all, you guys ARE the best - the BEST. i am soso glad to be part of sg journal world. never have i been so totally impressed w/ human innards as i have been in the last week or so. yowza - this is the place to be! feelin' way lucky over here! i will continue to virtually visit you often.
second of all - WOOHOO THE PAPERS ARE IN!!!! i already know 3/4 of my grades and i recieved one really nice note on my work from my toughest prof, so i am feeling good.
my students are also doing well on their finals,which is (in a way) better. my teaching philosophy is that EVERYONE can succeed. i do not understand why some instructors think a certain percentage of bad grades validates the rigor of their classes. if you set high expectations and help them get there, they grow both intellectually and as human beings. i am not easy - i let them know what i expect and don't settle for less. however, i truly believe that they can all do it. i have encountered a few kids with extraordinary circumstances, and i certainly will adapt the class for them, but for the most part kids can make it at an a or b level on their own/with assistance.
even in college kids want to succeed. they want/need positive reinforcement - it is only natural. i have never met a "bad" kid - give them respect, attention, honesty, and help and 9 times out of 10 you'll get back effort. i mean, they may not put forth 100%, but even if you just get a disruptive kid to participate with other kids and pass, you have helped that kid in school and in life. i am fine with school not being a kid's number one priority, but i never want them to feel like they are putting forth effort and not getting anything in return. if they put something forth, i will meet them more than halfway.
one thing i know you fellow sg'ers get - my multi-colored hair and tattoos help kids feel more comfortable with me - like i am human. i dress far more conservatively for class, and my mods are sublte, but wearing black and more than one skull decorated item helps bridge the gap.
i am really passionate about teaching, while i will go on to do my own work/write etc. , i know that teaching is my "calling". so the fact that my students are doing well says to me that something is right. most importantly, it means they have LEARNED.
ok, i am actually going to a party tonight - woohoo! the first social event since ... good god, since halloween!! that is shocking! it is the department christmas party. i have this great new fetish choker, so i am gonna tie jingle bells to the o-rings. nothing says xmas like noisy leather. heh.
chat at you lovely kids later.
alienprincess:
jingle bells on a collar sounds interesting......