Podcast Reflection #12: The Chicks at the Chick (fil-a)

This podcast was full of tips.  The chicks talked about different ideas to keep in mind as a classroom teacher.  One idea was "most improvements are baby steps".  This is so true because you just have to keep trying something and it will get better and better the more you practice.  Another one was "there is more than one way to win".  This is a great idea to keep in mind.  If one group in your class is doing a project a certain way, and another group is doing it different.. it doesn't mean that one group is right and the other is wrong.  There can be multiple paths to reach the same goal.  I also like this idea "you can never do the same thing, the exact same way".  Teachers really need to keep this at the top of their minds.  You can teach an amazing lesson on day, and try to teach it again.. but it is going to go differently.  Regardless of when you teach it or who you teach it to, there will be differences.  You cannot expect things to go the exact same way as they have before.  The last idea I am going to mention is "you can't recover from a bad start".  This idea I kinda agree and disagree with.  They used the example, if you start a lesson and the students don't understand and your not having a good time with it, then to just stop and start over.  I agree with that, but I also think you can be working on a project and it may not start how you want it, but you can keep working and change it up until your satisfied with it.  These were just some thoughts I thought were note worthy.