The quote of the day today was also the theme of the story we read. What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it. ~ Dean Smith.
And all day long? The lesson was relevant.
"I couldn't write last night because..." a student would say.
"Recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it," I'd answer. "Are you going to write tonight?"
"I don't have my writing notebook. It's just..." another kid would start.
"Are you going to bring it tomorrow?" I asked.
And when they nodded, "Recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it," I'd reply.
"Are you doing your assignment?" I'd ask, and the guilty look was all the answer I needed.
Even so, most kids (heck! most people!) feel compelled to make an excuse. "Recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it," I'd tell them and move on.
And so it went. "We should get posters of that!" one of my co-teachers said.
Hmmm.
And all day long? The lesson was relevant.
"I couldn't write last night because..." a student would say.
"Recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it," I'd answer. "Are you going to write tonight?"
"I don't have my writing notebook. It's just..." another kid would start.
"Are you going to bring it tomorrow?" I asked.
And when they nodded, "Recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it," I'd reply.
"Are you doing your assignment?" I'd ask, and the guilty look was all the answer I needed.
Even so, most kids (heck! most people!) feel compelled to make an excuse. "Recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it," I'd tell them and move on.
And so it went. "We should get posters of that!" one of my co-teachers said.
Hmmm.
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