Writer’s Workshop: Lesson Learned Through the Years
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Teaching has been what I have been doing for the past fifteen years. It hasn’t been easy getting the students to understand the different concepts in the given syllabus. Each of them has a different learning ability and way of learning. There isn’t a one method fit all and sometimes it can be very exasperating why the student is unable to grasp the simplest of concepts even though you have spent a lot of time and effort giving him various different explanations
Certain methods which have been very effective with student A can be rendered useless with student B. It is the same with my three kids. All of them have different learning patterns and it takes trial and error to find out which method is best suited for which type of student.
Even a well executed lesson plan may not derive the desired results, what more the plans that we make for our personal life. Not everything may go according to plan. This is something which I have learned to accept through the years. However if you are passionate and determined enough you will still be able to get to your desired location/place in life. Never give up!!
The experiences that we gather in life will help shape our decisions made and our plans for the future. Something things that did not work for us earlier in life doesn’t mean it may not work for us in the future. It may just need some tweaking or different way of execution before it can work for us.
I believe that everything does happen for a reason. There is such a thing as Karma and cause and effect. It does take careful planning and a lot of determination to see something through from start to finish. It may take a longer time frame then what you expect but then with GOD’s grace and your determination you will certainly get the results that you are seeking. This is lesson which I have learned and hope that my kids will be able to learn it too.
What lessons have you learned through the years?
August 8, 2013 @ 2:08 pm
I agree. What motivates one kid may not even get a notice from another kid. Every child is so individual. Once you find their motivators it makes such a difference.
August 8, 2013 @ 6:13 pm
So true. Both my kids are relatively young (seven and four), but what works for one of them certainly does not work for the other. Dropping by from Mama Kat’s.
August 8, 2013 @ 10:01 pm
true. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop xo
August 8, 2013 @ 11:06 pm
oh my goodness, it would take a whole book to tell you what I’ve learned over the years – i’m pretty old and i started off kind of dumb…
August 9, 2013 @ 3:38 am
It is truly amazing how differently kids from the same family learn. I know there are similarities among mine, but ultimately they are all very different in learning styles. It took me a while to figure that one out!
August 9, 2013 @ 8:47 am
It’s good that as a teacher, you realize that kids don’t learn in the same cookie cutter method. That shows dedication.
August 9, 2013 @ 10:59 am
So true. Thanks for sharing with us at our Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop. Great to have you join us.
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August 9, 2013 @ 12:41 pm
I completely agree. I see that with my own two kids all the time…. they just learn at different rates and are motivated by different things!
August 10, 2013 @ 1:08 am
Everybody sure is different, and although I have not more than one kid in my life, in my experience as a student, I know that me and my classmates have different capabilities and most of the time, this is not the teacher’s fault. Everything is still up to us, and like you, I strongly in good and bad Karma, and it will get back to you when the time comes. Very inspiring post. 🙂
August 10, 2013 @ 10:08 am
This is a great post. I totally agree. I learned this early on with my kids. I would get frustrated cause my son didn’t learn the way my daughter did but I soon learned to try a different method.
August 12, 2013 @ 12:41 pm
I agree with you. I am a private tutor for 4 years already. In those years, I learned a lot from those kids. Sometimes, I got frustrated because some kids can’t understand easily. But, now I know how to handle any types of kids. 🙂
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August 12, 2013 @ 9:35 pm
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August 13, 2013 @ 1:34 pm
I agree with you Dominique. Life is not perfect and no matter how we try it will not always be in place as we planned. That’s one thing I have learned to accept through the years. And now, I am into a situation that soon will force me choose between things I always refuse to choose because I need them both. But nonetheless, I know I have God Who will guide me through.
August 14, 2013 @ 4:43 am
And often life will take you to places you never thought of, much less planned. And sometimes those place are even better. There are lessons to be learned every day. Some lessons have more impact than others.
August 15, 2013 @ 11:34 am
I am a believer of ‘Everything happens for good and for a reason’.
Sometimes when certain events happen in our life, we ask why. We may not unedrstand the reason right at that moment but later in life it unfolds and you will be thankful that it happened because it leads you to where you are now.
By the way, my Mum is a retired teacher. 35 years of teaching.
August 17, 2013 @ 9:50 am
I think you have summed up one of the most valuable lessons in life…
It takes hard work to get where you want to be and what you put out there is what you get back!
Lovely post for the letter “L”!
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