Comments on: Your classroom = your space = your identity? http://redlinesandhighlights.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/your-classroom-your-space-your-identity/ Misadventures in Teaching High School English Mon, 20 May 2013 23:38:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Cindi McGee http://redlinesandhighlights.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/your-classroom-your-space-your-identity/#comment-423 Wed, 02 May 2012 21:01:34 +0000 http://redlinesandhighlights.wordpress.com/?p=157#comment-423 I really liked reading your perspective. It really makes sense. As a first grade teacher, I have given up the teacher’s desk because there is no room to put one and still have space for all the things I think are important. I usually decorate some high shelves that they cannot reach with “me” so they know who I am as an individual. But you make me want to rethink this if I every teach in a classroom with enough space. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: brazenteacher http://redlinesandhighlights.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/your-classroom-your-space-your-identity/#comment-420 Tue, 01 May 2012 04:46:51 +0000 http://redlinesandhighlights.wordpress.com/?p=157#comment-420 “Who you are screams so loudly, I cannot hear what you say to the contrary” — Ralph Waldo Emerson.

I agree with Teri. We teach from who we are. Having objects that reflect your personality reveals your humanness, and your personality… two things that garner respect in all relationships… in or outside of the classroom.

]]> By: Teri Hartman http://redlinesandhighlights.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/your-classroom-your-space-your-identity/#comment-419 Tue, 01 May 2012 02:30:53 +0000 http://redlinesandhighlights.wordpress.com/?p=157#comment-419 I totally agree. Teaching is so much more than just standing in front of some kids and telling them stuff – we teach from who we are, and so I think it’s great that we bring a little of who we are into the space.

]]> By: Mrs. This One http://redlinesandhighlights.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/your-classroom-your-space-your-identity/#comment-418 Tue, 01 May 2012 02:23:59 +0000 http://redlinesandhighlights.wordpress.com/?p=157#comment-418 The teacher is a presence too- totally agree that such space shouldn’t be given up. There’s also a need to remind students who they’re supposed to be paying attention to.

-MTO

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