tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post5542977566481757521..comments2024-03-26T05:20:10.232-04:00Comments on Between the By-Road and the Main Road: EmpoweringMary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-17953862382101425212012-09-30T12:36:32.264-04:002012-09-30T12:36:32.264-04:00Agree, Cathy. Operating from a stance of not knowi...Agree, Cathy. Operating from a stance of not knowing and being open to learn makes significant differences and allows me to hear (sometimes) the voices of those young learners.<br />Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-75067507636690021872012-09-30T08:41:32.697-04:002012-09-30T08:41:32.697-04:00Mary Ann,
Love this: "This is why I keep mys...Mary Ann,<br />Love this: "This is why I keep myself wondering when I work alongside children. I know I will underestimate them and so I resist knowing best." <br /><br />I also think it is the problem with labeling students and placing them in boxes. When I look out into the faces of the students in my classroom I see a myriad of strengths and possibility. It is also true that allCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-72645809632330680962012-09-27T06:47:28.770-04:002012-09-27T06:47:28.770-04:00Beautifully stated, Alan. I would love to get bene...Beautifully stated, Alan. I would love to get beneath this notion of safety. There is a wonderful text about children that I think was edited by Henry Jenkins that I have. I recall a section of the articles focusing on children and our notions of safety now and in earlier times. Will have to reread that I suspect. <br /><br />The culture f a place norms our expectations. As an outsider at Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-68280394489469166482012-09-26T23:50:09.186-04:002012-09-26T23:50:09.186-04:00That one tweet made my day. Well, actually seeing ...That one tweet made my day. Well, actually seeing it here in your blog post did.<br /><br />I believe that at all levels of education, we underestimate not only what our learners know, but what they are capable of. We construct very safe passages from them and lose track about the greater leaps of growth that can happen via challenge, struggle, and achieving. <br /><br />A resonating concept thatAlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980801837743251948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-12585093713286721472012-09-26T20:13:51.658-04:002012-09-26T20:13:51.658-04:00Beautiful! As usual.Beautiful! As usual.Jane Gangihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567080557637601779noreply@blogger.com