As teachers, students think they were are suppose to know everything or be an "expert at smartness." For us to be true experts, we need to be continuous seekers of knowledge; especially in our field. As a new teacher I am still trying to find my belief systems and effective practices. I agree that we need to question our practices and evaluate what is really working and what is not. I feel it is important to look to your colleagues for new ideas and different ways of teaching. To be an expert in our field we also need to keep up with research and practice new things in our classroom.
I feel that it would be very easy to get stuck in a routine where you reuse the same things each year because it is already planned and prepared. From the experiences I have had, there are so many other demands on teachers that finding the time to implement or even research new practices can be the real challenge. One practice I will take from this chapter is modeling for students how to read and write.
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