My favorite season has started...fishing season!
I just read this great analogy (from Amber Teamann) that I wanted to share with you all...
Are you a good fisherman?
One of my favorite educational analogies is that of the fisherman. An average fishermen goes out on the boat. He knows where the fish are. He knows how to get to them. He takes his big ol'fishing net and he throws it out. He pulls it back in...and whatever he catches, he's ok with. The average fisherman is content with his net full of fish. He packs it up and heads in. What does an outstanding fishermen do? He sees that there are still more fish to be had, ones that aren't caught in the net. He is patient. He is methodical. He targets each one of those fish and catches them. He may have to use different lures. He may have to throw his line out more than once for the same fish. He does what he needs to do in order to catch them all.
(Do you see where I am going with this?)
Our typical lessons are like the fishing net. They're probably going to "catch" 85-95% of our students. But what about those remaining students, that don't get it the first time? You have to reel them in one by one, probably with different materials...but that's what we have to do. In all the work that you do, I know you are making sure you are being exceptional fishermen!
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