One of the most important aspects in pursuing any goal is motivation. In addition to the mental alacrity that is requisite for teachers to suddenly modify lesson plans in order to aid struggling students, an effective educator must always have the enthusiasm that will enable her to galvanize her students in an attempt to attain the goals that were set for the day, week, month and semester. So, if it is the teacher's responsibility to motivate the students, the conundrum is, whose job is it to inspire the teacher?
When life takes its toll and leaves us feeling lethargic and apathetic, should we carry this contagious raincloud of insipid fog into our classroom with us? If so, the only inevitable result would be a hurricane of bromidic proportions, in which the students are contaminated with the same boredom, or lured to sleep by our lack luster lessons that lay out as lullabies (if this occurs we'd better not penalize them for snoring louder than we speak)! What then should we do to make the classroom experience enjoyable for ourselves and for our students?
The first thing I did was make a list of some of the funnest classes that I have ever taken, in CCNY and in my life. For the record, the CCNY professors that topped my fun list were; Brandon Judell, Dr Hamilton, Dr Leondopolos, David Unger and of course Dr Mikao Kaku. The next step will be for me to set up meetings with them and the other teachers from the prior schools in which I attended. Next I will amalgamate their ideas into a guide that will grow on a constant basis as a reminder of my promise to give every serious( not all of them are studious) student my time and attention for the entire semester that we are merged. I am also in the process of making a list of the greatest teachers of all time with Confucius topping the list and researching their philosophies on education. To be continued....
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