Comments on: All we are saying, is give Joy a chance http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/09/08/all-we-are-saying-is-give-joy-a-chance/ Learning stuff since 1964 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:09:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robin Ellis http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/09/08/all-we-are-saying-is-give-joy-a-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-30230 Robin Ellis Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:40:16 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/09/08/all-we-are-saying-is-give-joy-a-chance/#comment-30230 Timely post Dean, yesterday I shared this article with our high school administrators and curriculum facilitators. I agree with you, as children move through school their joy of learning seems to diminish, by the time they get to high school for many they are just putting in time. Sure they learn, but their leaning in not joyful, creative, or something they have control over in terms of discovery. Timely post Dean, yesterday I shared this article with our high school administrators and curriculum facilitators. I agree with you, as children move through school their joy of learning seems to diminish, by the time they get to high school for many they are just putting in time. Sure they learn, but their leaning in not joyful, creative, or something they have control over in terms of discovery.

]]> By: Dean Shareski http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/09/08/all-we-are-saying-is-give-joy-a-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-30228 Dean Shareski Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:14:48 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/09/08/all-we-are-saying-is-give-joy-a-chance/#comment-30228 Kate and Darren, Both great examples. Thanks for sharing. Taking pleasure in good work seems like a no brainer and a natural thing to do and yet for many schools, this is elusive. Kate and Darren,

Both great examples. Thanks for sharing. Taking pleasure in good work seems like a no brainer and a natural thing to do and yet for many schools, this is elusive.

]]> By: Darren Draper http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/09/08/all-we-are-saying-is-give-joy-a-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-30227 Darren Draper Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:09:40 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/09/08/all-we-are-saying-is-give-joy-a-chance/#comment-30227 Great message, Dean. On topic, I experienced joy just yesterday as I taught a teacher how to use Google calendar within a wiki. Sometimes the little things like which button to push when can really get in the way for a number of our teachers/students. Seeing her eyes light up as the process finally "clicked" for her was fantastic - for her and for me. Focus on the positives and the negatives take care of themselves. Darren Drapers last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DrapesTakes/~3/386908817/share-this.html" rel="nofollow">Share This</a> Great message, Dean.

On topic, I experienced joy just yesterday as I taught a teacher how to use Google calendar within a wiki. Sometimes the little things like which button to push when can really get in the way for a number of our teachers/students. Seeing her eyes light up as the process finally “clicked” for her was fantastic – for her and for me.

Focus on the positives and the negatives take care of themselves.

Darren Drapers last blog post..Share This

]]> By: Kate Tabor http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/09/08/all-we-are-saying-is-give-joy-a-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-30224 Kate Tabor Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:03:26 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/09/08/all-we-are-saying-is-give-joy-a-chance/#comment-30224 Yes! So today as I announced to my journalism class that there would be homework, one senior girl moaned, "Oh, no!" causing a laugh-around the room. And then I explained the homework (writing a news story about the all school assembly that has been a tradition at our school for 107 years) and she exclaimed again, "That sounds like fun!' (Clearly no governor between brain and mouth for this child). Another laugh-around the room. "Thanks for that vote of confidence, Elizabeth.," I said. Maybe not joy, but humor and no homework dread. And yes, we will publish soon. You are so right. Joy is "great delight or happiness caused by something good or satisfying" and it makes those long Mondays less long. Kate Tabors last blog post..<a href="http://tabor330.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/all-that-is/" rel="nofollow">“All that is not my soul…”</a> Yes! So today as I announced to my journalism class that there would be homework, one senior girl moaned, “Oh, no!” causing a laugh-around the room.
And then I explained the homework (writing a news story about the all school assembly that has been a tradition at our school for 107 years) and she exclaimed again, “That sounds like fun!’ (Clearly no governor between brain and mouth for this child). Another laugh-around the room.
“Thanks for that vote of confidence, Elizabeth.,” I said.
Maybe not joy, but humor and no homework dread. And yes, we will publish soon.
You are so right. Joy is “great delight or happiness caused by something good or satisfying” and it makes those long Mondays less long.

Kate Tabors last blog post..“All that is not my soul…”

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