Ronovan’s Haiku Challenge Prompt…
Magic & Stars
Hope twinkling above
Future written in the stars
Magic will happenRitu 2016
RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #114 Magic&Stars
13 Sep 2016 44 Comments
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Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 82
11 Sep 2016 25 Comments
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Instruction does much, but encouragement, everything. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The start of the academic new year, Spidey thought it warranted a quote regarding education.
I like the thought behind this quote. In fact, I live it.
I am a totally firm believer that we can teach a child, or rather try to teach a child all that he needs to know, but without that warmth and encouragement, they may not ever really ‘get it’.
It’s not a case of rote learning, nowadays. There are many aspects of a curriculum that we have to teach children, and we can write on a board, we can get children to copy theory into their books, we can throw worksheets about like the next person, give homework and spend time marking it all, rewarding with ticks and chastising with crosses.
But that ‘instruction’ alone is not enough for many children. The confidence to try something new, to make a mistake before being corrected, it is all quite a scary process.
And as educators, it is our responsibility to not just teach, but to encourage all our class members, whether they are whizzing through work, or if they are struggling, and not forgetting those that are ‘managing’.
I think back to my school days, and the teachers that I remember are the ones who were always there, by my side, saying “You can do it!”, “Try this” or “Have a go”.
That encouragement and faith in me pushed me to get my GCSE’s, and A-Levels, and go on to get my degree.
Now, as a teacher, I may not be teaching the upper echelons of the school ladder. In fact, I am laying the foundations.
My job is to give these tiny 3-4-year-olds a firm base for the schooling they are going to receive in the future, to teach them to love school, and encourage them to try their best, whatever their best may be.
I want to ignite a passion for learning, a thirst for knowledge, that they understand with be quenched when they go to school. My wish is to send these tots off at the end of the year with an excitement for ‘Big School’, so the more encouragement I can give them, the better.
Every scribble will be cheered, every instance of sharing will be lauded, each day with no tears will be prized. Each sound they learn, every time they count whether correctly or not, every story their imagination plays out in that home corner, will be a moment to celebrate.
It doesn’t sound too academic, right? But if you can’t share, mix with others, separate from your carer without tears, how can you step into an environment to learn?
We encourage these very traits at the beginning, and once we have secure children, we begin to ‘teach’. Some will be secure straight away, some may not feel that security until much later, but the biggest thing is to get that security first.
Once these children can trust us, we can mould them, with our encouragement, and create vessels that are waiting to be filled, like books with pages void of words, waiting to be written in.
And they’re ready for that next step in their academic life….
Have a restful, blessed Sunday Peeps!
TJ’s Household Haiku – Edge
10 Sep 2016 22 Comments
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We have the word Edge fro TJ as this week’s Haiku prompt.
This week he has even tied in with the WP Weekly Photo prompt!
My takes, (yes two!) this week are as follows
By the water’s edge
Surveying God’s creations
At one with natureRitu 2016
Embroidered edges
Embellished with sparkling gems
Finishing touchesRitu 2016
Proud member of the Haiku Hub!
#SoCS Sept 10/16 -View
10 Sep 2016 49 Comments
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Saturday SoCS prompt …
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “view.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!
How do you view yourself?
Do others view you in the same way?
Or do you have an over/under-inflated image of yourself?
I think I’m an ok person. Happy, friendly, positive, approachable.
Others may view me as annoying.
At times I can be funny, the life of the party, but on other occasions, I can be a wallflower.
But I know I can be a tad stubborn, I speak my mind, I often don’t think before I speak too!
How do you view me?
#writephoto -Broken
09 Sep 2016 19 Comments
in Challenges, Poems Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Broken, Sue Vincent
For Sue’s #writephoto prompt.
Crumbling, but beautiful
A shell of its former glory
Yet still a symbol
Of my love for you
Though the years have been unkind,
Though our light has dimmed
It’s still there, glowing gently
Celebrating a love that’s trueRitu 2016
