At the end of last year I asked for your opinions about titles for a book studies. I purchased three titles. How Full Is Your Bucket?, Teaching With Intention, Never Work Harder Than Your Students. I read How Full Is Your Bucket and Teaching With Intention. I enjoyed both books. I especially enjoyed Debbie Miller's Teaching With Intention. Reading her books always excites me and makes me really miss the classroom. I want to be the kind of teacher she exemplifies.
How Full Is Your Bucket is about how our words and attitudes can brighten or ruin someones day. This is so applicable for our students. I realized that the Shelby County school my grandson attends was teaching the students the tenents of this book. He told me that they have to fill up each others buckets and that when you are mean you empty them. This book is an easy read that you can put into practice right away. I have six copies of each book. How do you suggest beginning these book studies?
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The teachers should pick which book they would most like to read. If we are forced to read a book that does not relate to us, or where we are in our teaching career, we will not put much effort into it! I would love to read the book, How Full is Your Bucket. It sounds a lot like what the man said in our workshop last week about the ripples you give off. That was interesting to me.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mindi. Teachers should be given the opportunity to choose the book that relates best to what they need at this point in their teaching career. Also, offer the book study in small groups a couple of times throughout the year. This will allow teachers to fit it into their schedule. I have read two of the books and have enjoyed both of them. They both offer plenty of points to think about. I have not read Debbie Miller's book, but have enjoyed the others she has written.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what the students fill up the buckets with (written notes or tangible objects??)but I love the idea! It sounds like a great opportunity to integrate character education into our school day. From what you have said, it also sounds like a great way to build personal relationships amongst the students in our classrooms. Could we meet to discuss the books in lieu of our Monday faculty meetings once every month or 2 months from say 3:00 to 3:30? I know a lot of us already carve out time for meetings on Mondays. I also liked the idea of sharing our thoughts via Moodle. I don't think that would be as successful though.
ReplyDeleteI really like the idea of reading the bucket book and using it to do some character ed with our students. I think that at this time, our students really need some good examples of social scenarios and how to handle them and be kind! : ) I would love to read that book!!!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a great idea for the teachers to get to choose the topic/book that would be most beneficial to them and offer them several different times during the year so they would have some flexibility.
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