…do what feels right.
My practice distilled into one sentence, a sweet mélange of head and heart.
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This past week it’s been repeating like a mantra behind all of the activity – know your stuff, do what feels right.
Stuff, of course, bears a lot of weight. Stuff can consist of curriculum, management, theory, school culture, student background, and more.
What feels right is where the teacher becomes artist. This year I regained my own trust in the do what feels right category. I spent much of my year looking to others for approval and recognition as it was my first year in this position and I really wanted to a) do a good job (as defined by others, I learned) and b) keep the position. Only in April did I realize this, that I wasn’t doing what felt right enough of the time.
Big lesson I learned this year. From my kids, from my colleagues.
Have I mentioned lately that I wouldn’t change my job for anything?
Know your stuff, do what feels right.
I just happened to find a blog post, written in a much more scholarly manner! on the same topic by Penny Ryder, Unity of the Head and Heart.
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Doesn’t it feel great when you are in a position and can say, “I wouldn’t change my job for anything.” (big smile)
Good for you (and me).
I love the mantra. It makes sense.
I also love the ‘teacher as artist.’ Very perceptive.
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Yes, it certainly does feel great!
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