Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Pacing guides

You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian physicist and astronomer.
 

I'm inclined to believe this statement of Galileo's.

Many times I see that what we are supposed to teach is not being learned at the pace we want them to learn. Some kids just don't realize that they ... ahem ... I mean the teacher.... has a pacing guide to follow... !??!

Hmmmm... something is very unfair about that.

 

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bea, you always bring a smile to my face.  "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day...teach a man to fish and you feed him for life."  Not quite sure who said that, but it applies.  You do a wonderful thing teaching these children.  I'm quite sure you make a big difference in their lives.
Marie
http://journals.aol.co.uk/mariealicejoan/MariesMuses/

Anonymous said...

Dear Bea,
very good!
Ah Bea! Youare so inspiring!
love,nat

Anonymous said...

I like these words of Galileo. Luckily those words now apply to women too!
Kate.
http://journals.aol.co.uk/bobandkate/AnAnalysisofLife/