Monday, August 27, 2018

Article: The Danger of Teacher Nostalgia

"Nostalgia for the past is toxic when it makes us feel contempt toward the present."

I loved this article so much, I just had to share it.

Seriously.  Take two minutes.  Read.   Reflect.   

"Building strong relationships with students is arguably the most important factor in student and teacher success. And when we decide that “this group” has some kind of undesirable trait compared with “that group,” we prevent ourselves from really getting to know this group as individuals. It’s kind of a done deal."

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