Weekly Wisdom

Weekly Wisdom

Masterpieces & Works IN Progress

You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously. 

-Sophia Bush

Sometimes as teachers we don’t like to admit that we are works in progress. This Sophia Bush quote describes exactly what we are as teachers. We are both a masterpiece and also a work in progress. That’s what teaching is all about it. It’s about being a great teacher and looking to become even better at the same time. 

Our students are the same. They are both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously. That is what makes teaching such difficult and rewarding work. 

Don’t forget the value in being both a masterpiece and a work in progress!

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It does no good to teach a child to FIX errors if they don't know how to FIND them. Fountas and Pinnell

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The objective of education is not to fill a man's mind with facts; it is to teach him how to use his mind in thinking. Henry Ford

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A predictable lesson structure enables you to teach powerfully, it allows you to focus on the facilitative talk and precise language that will lift students. -Fountas and Pinnell

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We should empower young writers to decide IF they want to revise. And, if they do, decide HOW and WHAT revisions they want to make. It's not realistic to expect them to revise everything because that is not how writing works. -Ralph Fletcher