“last week we played twister to illustrate how nutrients attach themselves to soil particles”

What?!?! I need to hear about how you did this cause I absolutely love this idea! I love this post. Such good stuff about evolving how we teach as we gain experience. Everyone else had such good comments that I don’t have much to add but I am disappointed that I missed your mom talking about grades last week. I read your blog and loved your take on it.

I love what you said about being vulnerable. I think too often we think we have to have all the answers especially when we’re starting teaching. It’s okay to not know and we need to show our students that as well as what to do when you don’t know something. I also love that you brought in “The Courage to Teach” from our class as I made the same connection when I did this activity last semester. It’s so important that we teach from our undivided self like he talks about. I had lost this book at a friend’s house and finally got it back so I’m with Bethany on making this one a priority to reread soon.