Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Chapter 11, Closing, and the Appendix of Ron Clark’s “The Excellent 11”

Clark is right, raising children is the greatest job a parent will ever have. Like parenthood, I do not expect teaching to be a walk down easy street. I know that teaching profession is full of constant challenges, but I like challenges, they drive me. Clark mentions the enthusiasm that new teacher have and how their eagerness soon burns out.   I already have this enthusiasm and I am not a teacher yet. As a teacher, I hope to be enthusiastic about teaching, always.  I am sure teaching will be like everything else in life, you just have to look on the bright side of things and forget about the rest. After all, the children are the most important thing, and that is something no teacher should never forget.
I am so glad Clark included so many useful things in the Appendix section of this book. I really love the lyrics to “The Presidents Rap” and “The States Rap.”  I like how he incorporated some important facts about several of the presidents into the song. I also like his website recommendations.

No comments:

Post a Comment