The 10 Skills Modern Teachers Must Have

I don't like to be bossed. You should know that.

Let's talk about this article. I am overwhelmed when it comes to technology.  I don't want to spend that much time on it.  I would rather be on my deck or chatting with my friends or hanging out with my family.  Technology in the classroom?  Want to know how I handle that?  I don't.  It's all smoke and mirrors, baby.  I have many fooled.  (geez, I really hope my principal isn't reading this).  I hate to disillusion them but I think this summer tech challenge is forcing me. I don't like to be bossed. 

I do just what I need to in order to teach my students.  If it works for me, then I will learn it.  If it takes me too long to figure it out, I will avoid it.  I am currently avoiding Google docs so if you see it anywhere around I may have to take off.  Let's work out a signal ahead of time so Google docs won't get suspicious.  I have tried it but it seems so wonky to me.  It just won't do what I want it to do.  Google docs doesn't like to be bossed.  Who knew?

As teachers, we know how precious our time is and I refuse to compromise.  I am going to try some new technology this school year.  If I can't figure it out in a reasonable amount of time then I will give its number to Google docs.  I don't like to be bossed.

Disclaimer

This is just weird.  

Blogs are like Christmas letters.  I love reading them.  I don't care whose letter it is, I am reading it.  Even if I don't know you, I am reading it.  They are wonderful and silly and I just can't get enough of them.  I even asked a colleague to get me her past Christmas letters (written by her husband) because I am addicted to them. I had to know what the other letters said!  What was I missing?  Where had they go on vacation that year? Who lost a tooth?  What crazy thing had grandma done?  I even have a friend who writes her Christmas letter from the point of view of the cat. The whole premise cracks me up and I anticipate those letters each December.  Who's to say that the cat isn't actually writing them? Can you imagine?!

With that being said, I would NEVER write a Christmas letter.  Never.  Not. Going. To. Do. It. Who cares what I have to say?  I think of how boring it would be to write one.  It would feel like a punishment.  I would procrastinate and whine and be very owly.  It would be ugly.  So I will not write a Christmas letter.  

That is how I feel about writing a blog.  I love reading blogs.  Any blogs.  Cooking blogs, teaching blogs, if-I-have-to-deal-with-my-kids-for-another-minute-I-will-freak-out-blogs, celebrity gossip blogs, funny blogs, any blog. I look forward to reading each of the blogs from this summer tech challenge.  What a treat for me. Wait, what?  I have to write one too?  Oh.  But I don't want to.  Who cares what I have to say?  Other people will read it?!  I feel the need to run.  Far and fast.  (Just so you know, this is my usual response to things I don't want to do.  I threaten to run away.  Just ask my husband.  PS:  I can't run.  Things shake and it is not pretty but that's another story for another time. Remind me.)

I imagine all kinds of cyber judging going on while you are reading this.  I can't live like that!  I am going to pretend that you are not there.  No offense.

I don't know how this will turn out.  It might not be what it is supposed to be.  I will follow directions....to a point.  Just so you are aware, it probably won't be as "educational" as it should be (deep thinking is exhausting).  I will try to behave.  I will.

Anyway, good luck to you! And if anyone wants to post their past Christmas letters on their blog, I won't stop you.  You can even put an educational title on it.  I would be forever grateful.