Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Although most would see them only as an ocean of small faces, as teachers we see them as the waves that propel us.


"Teachers are unique problem solvers by character, temperament, and resilience. Teachers can not be manufactured."- Robert John Meehan

 "Great teachers illuminate the path to achievement, believing the best way to predict a child’s future is to help create it." Robert John Meehan

 "As teachers, we have the ability to rebuild the world for our students. By our sincere efforts we can make their world more rewarding, more gratifying and perhaps... even more significant." Robert John Meehan

 "The essential nature of any teacher is within our own hearts. Although an education prepares us to teach, it is the love of learning that sustains us." Robert John Meehan

 "Everything we do as parents and teachers must ensure that the child's inherent desire to learn is kept alive." Robert John Meehan

 "Although we may not have much control over the culture outside our walls, we can set expectations that uphold a higher standard." Robert John Meehan

"Pursue confidently your dreams of being a teacher. Teach each day as you once imagined you would. Don't let today's obstacles keep you from yesterday's dreams." Robert John Meehan

"The whole being of any Teacher is within our own hearts. Although an education prepares us to teach, it is the love of learning that sustains us." Robert John Meehan

  "Although most would see them only as an ocean of small faces, as teachers we see them as the waves that propel us." - Robert John Meehan

 "Effective teaching involves a highly distinctive set of human interactions and skills that are not measurable by multiple choice tests." Robert John Meehan

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Too many decisions about ed reform are made by people untouched by the change process...



"Teaching should always be the result of intense preparation, sincere effort, intelligent direction, and skillful execution." Robert John Meehan

"If you make sure you know every student’s ‘story’ and treat each one as an individual, you will have a connection." Robert John Meehan

"Accept no one's definition of your role as a teacher; define yourself. Never allow yourself to be made a victim." Robert John Meehan

"Education by itself is meaningless - education only takes meaning in the context of our decision on how we are going to apply it." Robert John Meehan

"Even the most talented teacher cannot be fully successful in a dysfunctional system over which they have little control or input." Robert John Meehan

"Teachers are just the cause of the day which dilutes attention from the real problems of greed, money and politics." Robert John Meehan

"Is the current goal "good schools" for some, just as we have "good health care" for some, "good housing" for some, and "good food" for some?" Robert John Meehan

"Too many decisions about ed reform are made by people untouched by the change process." Robert John Meehan

"We need to trust ourselves enough to recognize that how we are teaching now, though it worked for a while, may no longer be as effective." Robert John Meehan


                                     
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