Mediocre teachers and schools use the require method; great teachers and schools pay the price to inspire. Instead of asking, “what can I do to make these students perform?,” the great teacher says, “I haven’t yet become truly inspirational. What do I need to do so that these students will see my example and want to do the hard work to get a superb education ?(The Seven Keys of Great Teaching)"
While this key sounds great, (don't we all want to be inspiring teachers?) the implementation of this key can be somewhat tricky. Most people following the TJed principles implement this key by encouraging the child to follow their own interests, whatever inspires them. They then, in turn, do not necessarily require other basic subjects, such as math or writing.
As a family, we will be applying this key somewhat differently then many others following the TJed idea. (If you are a TJed purest, I apologize) As previously stated, Corey and I feel our children need a solid foundation in the basics to be able to better pursue their own interests. So we will be doing some requiring. I don't really feel that it has to be all of one and none of the other. An inspirational teacher helps a student to develop enthusiasm for required work. The inspirational teacher helps make the leap from the drudgery of required work to the joy of meaningful, important work.
I think it's important to teach our children while they are young that sometimes life requires work, hard work, that they may not be particularly enthusiastic about. The key is to find joy in the process, in the labor itself and then the exhilaration of a job well done.
There is very little in this world that is more enjoyable then to see your child excited about learning. I feel weighed down with great responsibility to inspire my children daily, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
While this key sounds great, (don't we all want to be inspiring teachers?) the implementation of this key can be somewhat tricky. Most people following the TJed principles implement this key by encouraging the child to follow their own interests, whatever inspires them. They then, in turn, do not necessarily require other basic subjects, such as math or writing.
As a family, we will be applying this key somewhat differently then many others following the TJed idea. (If you are a TJed purest, I apologize) As previously stated, Corey and I feel our children need a solid foundation in the basics to be able to better pursue their own interests. So we will be doing some requiring. I don't really feel that it has to be all of one and none of the other. An inspirational teacher helps a student to develop enthusiasm for required work. The inspirational teacher helps make the leap from the drudgery of required work to the joy of meaningful, important work.
I think it's important to teach our children while they are young that sometimes life requires work, hard work, that they may not be particularly enthusiastic about. The key is to find joy in the process, in the labor itself and then the exhilaration of a job well done.
There is very little in this world that is more enjoyable then to see your child excited about learning. I feel weighed down with great responsibility to inspire my children daily, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
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