As I was reading through some social media posts I came across this one by @casas_jimmy on twitter.
I personally thought it was a great tweet, but I read through some of the responses to his tweet and was shocked. This isn't the first time I have come across something like this. It seems that many people when they see a post like this are immediately offended and think that the person who posted is saying if they don't do that they are bad teachers.
Why do we do that to each other? Our goal should be to always be improving and doing what is best for our students. If that is the case, when someone offers an idea we shouldn't lash out at them, but should take it as it was intended. It was an idea for improving and growing, not a way to criticize each other. What has happened to us as educators to cause this bitterness towards our fellow educators?
My hope is that when I come across posts of this nature that I take them as intended and not read anything into or have a bitter reaction to the person. I know I have in the past and hope to not be guilty of that again.
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You may not know who Jimmy is, but he is a former principal and teacher that I have followed for a few years. When I read the tweet, I immediately thought to myself that it was a great idea. How often do we have the wrong perspective about something? How often do we look at the negative aspects of it? When we change our mentality from that of being burdened with a task to having an opportunity to make a difference how much better are we at that task?#ThoughtForTheDay On days when you are supervising students, try to avoid defining it as hallway duty, lunchroom duty, playground duty or bus duty. Instead, begin to see all of these as relationship opportunities. Shift your thinking from duties to opportunities...via #Culturize— Jimmy Casas (@casas_jimmy) March 23, 2019
I personally thought it was a great tweet, but I read through some of the responses to his tweet and was shocked. This isn't the first time I have come across something like this. It seems that many people when they see a post like this are immediately offended and think that the person who posted is saying if they don't do that they are bad teachers.
Why do we do that to each other? Our goal should be to always be improving and doing what is best for our students. If that is the case, when someone offers an idea we shouldn't lash out at them, but should take it as it was intended. It was an idea for improving and growing, not a way to criticize each other. What has happened to us as educators to cause this bitterness towards our fellow educators?
My hope is that when I come across posts of this nature that I take them as intended and not read anything into or have a bitter reaction to the person. I know I have in the past and hope to not be guilty of that again.
Thank you for reading The Cluttered Desk. You can find me on Twitter @jasonbengs. Please feel free to comment on the post and share your ideas with me. If you found any value in this post, please share it with others.
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