tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post6378500907578795595..comments2024-03-27T05:22:54.254-04:00Comments on Two Reflective Teachers: #Slice 2013: 24 of 31- Knowing the Why for What I Do...Melanie Meehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15771712134098949362noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-43065968561754236582013-03-24T23:51:30.883-04:002013-03-24T23:51:30.883-04:00Thanks for sharing your thinking and this Ted Talk...Thanks for sharing your thinking and this Ted Talk. Can't wait to listen to it! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-76986572487136704582013-03-24T22:24:30.748-04:002013-03-24T22:24:30.748-04:00Love that you embraced your nerdy behavior. :) And...Love that you embraced your nerdy behavior. :) And I adore Ted Talks. My two favorites of late are:<br /><br />Jarrett Krosoczka (Lunch Lady graphic novels) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIzSYH8taQw<br /><br />Amanda Palmer (singer. Married to Neil Gaiman) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMj_P_6H69gKatherine Sokolowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613122879321312187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-24902440601867141442013-03-24T21:42:36.496-04:002013-03-24T21:42:36.496-04:00Hi Linda,
Just making sure that you realize that t...Hi Linda,<br />Just making sure that you realize that there are two Melanies and we write this blog together. Writing one post a day has been plenty for me--Melanie Swider has been writing too, but she did not take the challenge--only I'm the crazy one!Melanie Meehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15771712134098949362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-24942960462210729012013-03-24T21:32:21.074-04:002013-03-24T21:32:21.074-04:00Just bookmarked your post to reread it during spri...Just bookmarked your post to reread it during spring break as well as listen to the TED talk. Thank you for making me think about the "whys" of my teaching.Jaanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027755562339582129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-37170527428446256992013-03-24T21:08:28.687-04:002013-03-24T21:08:28.687-04:00First, I will go back & read your book club in...First, I will go back & read your book club info tomorrow. It's been a nutty day & I want to spend some quality time with it before responding. Thanks for the detail!<br /> As for the Ted talks, I have a former colleague whom I'm so proud of because she has done a Ted talk about her mission, the 'why' of what she's now doing. She & her husband run a restaurant here in Denver whose mission is to serve good nourishing food to anyone who comes to eat. There are no prices, one pays what one can. It's called the SAME Cafe (So All May Eat). You can find them online, web page & Facebook. I don't seem to have time to watch often, but I do watch when someone shares, like yours today. It sounds so thoughtful, yet provocative too. I could talk a very long while about the "why" of what I do, & it is wrapped up with my own children's experiences in school & my passion for gifted education. You write such thoughtful posts, Melanie. Thank you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-28627173378585827422013-03-24T20:09:20.871-04:002013-03-24T20:09:20.871-04:00Thanks Tara! I have seen Kakenya and Sir Ken Robi...Thanks Tara! I have seen Kakenya and Sir Ken Robinson, but not the first one you listed. I'll listen tomorrow!Melanie Meehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15771712134098949362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-17791397889735271022013-03-24T19:21:02.575-04:002013-03-24T19:21:02.575-04:00Favorite TED talks:
http://www.ted.com/talks/sugat...Favorite TED talks:<br />http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_build_a_school_in_the_cloud.html<br />http://www.ted.com/talks/kakenya_ntaiya_a_girl_who_demanded_school.html<br />http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html<br /><br />As for the "why?" In our teaching...it's the anchor, right, the part that steadies our ship? You are so right to say that this is something we need to remind ourselves of.Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-88458622842037156752013-03-24T19:12:21.524-04:002013-03-24T19:12:21.524-04:00Melanie, I love the way you connected Sinek's ...Melanie, I love the way you connected Sinek's talk to our work as educators trying to make sense of the CCSS. I think your guiding beliefs are absolutely right. Thank you for sharing your thinking and insights! (Hope you and your husband had a great time in the city!)<br />CatherineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com