Blackboard Notes

 Some of the business trainings I listen to, (Fairchild & Associates), my mentor, Rick, talks about that you don’t have to be perfect in your profession, but you need to have purpose. That really resounds a definite “ding” for math teachers during COVID-19. I have seen during my PD (online of course), good teachers that struggle because of the new forced measures, as well as mediocre teachers levying busy work and other measures to keep students “learning.” I acknowledge not being a really good teacher, at least with how I ranked, as well as not understanding what teaching really was in my first ten years as an educator and a tutor. The good teachers I emulate go after good relationships, they seek the best endpoints, not the standards, they feel the students can attain (especially during pandemic). They contact and nudge (dare I say inspire) those students not engaging, and at the same time fuel the fire that heats the students’ achieve machine. I have noticed however, a growing t