Teachers,
Here is your weekly dose of “5-Point Friday.
The Curse of Knowledge—
The Curse of Knowledge is that once we know something we find it hard to imagine not knowing it. Our knowledge has “cursed” us. We have difficulty sharing it with others because we can’t readily re-create their state of mind. We are not always able to put ourselves in their shoes when they do not understand what we already know. I taught that to you yesterday. You should know it today. My 16 yr. old son has this curse. He expects that because he knows something, everyone should know it and when we do not, he gets angry at us. As teachers, most of us were the perfect or semi-perfect student in our own education. We did what we were asked, tried to stay out of trouble, and got our work done. We loved school. If this is us, how do we relate to the students that are not perfect and do not do their work? We break the curse of knowledge by living up to the concrete language we say when we describe ourselves as teachers. “Every student can learn.” “We will do what it takes so every student will be successful.” Stories force us to use this concrete language. We tell stories about a student that has overcome something and was successful. We read stories that bring us hope and excite us to be more engaging or to teach the lesson that we could sell tickets to. Use these concrete lessons and stories that we share with others of why we are in this profession to remind us that students are worth our every moment. Students are tiring sometimes, but they all need something and you can give it to them. Concrete language of who we are and stories of why we do what we do brings success and defeats the curse of knowledge. Defeating the Curse of Knowledge helps make students more successful.
Quote I’m pondering —
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. --Henry David Thoreau
What’s Happening This Week —
Mon., Apr. 1 - TAT with Kinder grade 8:00
Tue., Apr. 2 - PTA Meeting 12:15
Tue., Apr. 2 - Student Council Meeting 12:15
Wed., Apr. 3 - PLC 8:15 Library
Wed., Apr. 3 - 1st Grade Program 9:30 and 2:30
April 1-5 - Lunch Workers: Paxman and 2 from Ping/Cox
Mon., Apr. 8 - TAT with 1st grade 8:00
Tue., April 9 - PD Lunch
Wed., Apr. 10 - Faculty Meeting with Tami Curtis 8:00
April 8-12 - Lunch Workers: Fuchs and 2 from Tuitavuki/Beraz
April 19-22 - Easter Break
Favorite Article This Week —
We are at the time of year when testing is starting and we are feeling the pinch that the end of the school year is closing in. Here are a few ideas for being resilient. Do your best. Don’t wipe yourself out.
A Big Thank You —
Thank you Kellie, Michelle, Julie, and Jeff for all your help. Keeping us in line and helping Kim and I understand what we are doing. We appreciate all your patience with us as we get questions and are figuring out the new things we are doing. There is the principal of a school and then there are the people that run the school. The secretaries and custodian run the school. We are a testament of that statement. The school will keep running because the secretaries keep the schedule moving and everyone where they need to be. The custodian keeps the school moving and running smoothly. Thank you for your help. This school does not run without you. Thank you.
I appreciate all of you and your hard work.
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