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 15138097 quotes White (1996:185-186):

"The best thing for being sad [...] is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then — to learn. [...] That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn."

(White, T. H. (1996). The once and future king. Penguin.

Several reflective essays: "You only learn to drive once you have your license."

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Reblog: To learn or not to learn (Afrikaans language post via princessjanie.blogspot.co.za)

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BY JANIE DU PLESSIS on September 7, 2015

To learn or not to learn

WEEK 7

Hierdie proeftydperk kan vir baie mense ‘n breeze wees. 9 weke waar jy as proefstudent dag na dag in die personeelkamer kom sit en Facebook. Om ‘n onderwyser te wees verg baie selfmotivering en positiewe denke en verantwoordelikheid. Om ‘n top klas onderwyser te wees is regtig jou eie besluit. Niemand gaan vir jou sê hoeveel moeite om in te sit nie. Dit is alleenlik jou eie keuse waar jy jou eie ervaring konstrueer. Aan die ander kant kan die proeftydperk ook ‘n tyd wees waar jy jouself in jou werk in gooi, en baie baie leer!

Aanvanklik het ek gedink onderwysers doen maar almal dieselfde, maar ek is defnitief verkeerd. Selfs in die skool waar ek geplaas is, is dit baie duidelik. Sommige onderwyser sit geen moeite in nie, nie in hul klaskamer of les aanbiedings nie. Onderwys is nie vir hulle meer lekker nie - nie ‘n passie nie. Ander onderwysers weer aan die ander kant, maak nie saak hoe oud, raak SO opgewonde oor onderwys. Hulle doen moeite met die klasse, doen moeite met die kinders, en dis so tipe onderwyser wat ek strewe om te wees.

Ek kan my indink dat dit moeilik is, en dat mens later nie meer lus is nie. Maar as jy ‘n passie het, sal jy jouself weer optel en dit doen omdat onderwyser jou eerste liefde is. Om eerlik te wees, kan die tipe onderwyser reeds nou in die proeftydperk gesien word.. Om te proef is kunsmatig, en dit is nie vir almal lekker nie. Dit weerspieël defnitief nie wat jou ervaring as onderwyser gaan wees nie. Maar dit is tog nodig, en dit gee perspektief. Dit is ‘n tydperk waar jy kan oefen en alles kan prober om te sien wat vir jou werk.

Hierdie week was daar baie take by die skool waarby die proefstudente betrokke kon raak, maar slegs ‘n handjie vol student het opgedaag om deel te neem. Dit is hier waar ek kan sien dat alle onderwysers nie gemaak is vir onderwys nie. Ek hoop hulle kom gou genoeg agter dat dit nie hul passie is nie, wat onderwys is nie net iets wat jy ligtelik moet opneem, of iets wat jy moet doen omdat jy nie weet wat anders om te doen nie. Dit is die belangrikste beroek daar buite. En ons moet sorg dat ons dit goed doen!

‘n Onderwyser moet baie dinge kan wees, en bereidwillig wees om AL die nodige posisies vol te staan. Een en ding waarvan ek vereseker is – ‘n onderwyser kan NIE lui wees nie. Dit is die een beroep waar die ekstra myl sowaar lewensveranderend (vir jou en jou leerders) sal wees.

Rita Pierson: Every kid needs a champion

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Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, "They don't pay me to like the kids." Her response: "Kids don't learn from people they don't like.'" A rousing call to educators to believe in their students and actually connect with them on a real, human, personal level.

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Reblog: Five-Minute Film Festival: Inspirational Teachers (via edutopia)

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BY KEYANA STEVENS on July 17, 2015

People have so many different reasons to join the education field -- what inspired you to become an educator? Perhaps you feel a desire to give back to the community, or you relish the intellectual challenge, or perhaps the simple reward of seeing a student smile every day is your motivation. But I suspect that for many people, an encounter with an inspiring educator might have been the spark that led to this career path. Read on for more video profiles of inspiring teachers across the country and their stories.

Video Playlist: Inspirational Teachers

Watch the player below to see the whole playlist, or view it on YouTube.

1. Teacher Chris Emdin Finding Ways to Make Math Fun (3:44)
   Dr. Chris Emdin, a science educator and professor at the Columbia Teachers College, started the #HipHopEd movement to help teachers connect science and math education with students' real-world interests. This video was originally created as an advertisement for Office Depot, but Emdin's message of "meeting students on their own cultural turf" will resonate with teachers everywhere.
2. Shelter from the Storm (3:39)
   Ms. Reifler is a teacher in a low-income elementary school in east Los Angeles. She encourages her students to look beyond their circumstances and envision what a "good life" could mean for them. Like any teacher, Ms. Reifler only has one year to spend with her students, but as the video says, "A moment with a good teacher can give a lifetime of hope."
3. David Hunter, Zombie-Based Learning (2:34)
   David Hunter noticed how much his students loved books and movies about the zombie apocalypse, and instead of telling them to read something else, he found a way to add the concept into his curriculum. He uses a self-made graphic textbook to teach students about disease outbreaks and survival skills, incorporating state curriculum standards and project-based learning in creative ways.
4. Meditation 4 Madmen - Kevin "Teach" Baas (4:53)
   If you saw Kevin Baas riding his motorcycle down the street you might not immediately think "educator," but the shop class teacher's passion for helping his students succeed is the same as any other's. (The second half of this video does get a bit advertorial, so when you get to that point, hit pause and check out the website for Kevin's Kennedy Chopper Class here.)
5. Ahoy! Meet Nancy Davis, the Pirate Teacher (4:45)
   When Nancy Davis, an elementary school teacher, had to have eye surgery for cancer, she worried that her students might be put off by the eye patch she had to wear -- so she turned it into an opportunity for fun instead, and became the Pirate Teacher!
6. Wright's Law: A Unique Teacher Imparts Real Life Lessons (11:58)
   Physics teacher Jeffrey Wright is most well-known to his students for his whimsical science experiments and classroom demonstrations. His drive to be a good teacher and mentor to his students comes in spite of -- or perhaps because of -- surprising personal challenges. Be warned: you might want to save this one for watching in the privacy of your home, as it will make you cry (happy) tears.

More Resources on Inspiring Teachers

For more stories about educators that go above and beyond the call of duty, check out these additional articles!

• "Talks from Inspiring Teachers" from TED
• "How to Thank a Teacher" resource guide from Edutopia
• "Meet Shanna: 2015 National Teacher of the Year" from the Council of Chief State School Officers
• "Thanks for Teaching Us" website
• "These 11 Education Leaders Had Their Lives Changed by Amazing Teachers" from the Huffington Post

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